Where does “sjokoladekake” come from?
sjokoladekake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sjokolade, from German Schokolade, from French chocolat, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.
sjokoladekake (Norwegian Nynorsk): a chocolate cake
Definitions
- a chocolate cake
Ancestry of “sjokoladekake”, step by step
sjokoladekake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk sjokolade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sjokolade | chocolate, chocolate bar |
| 2 | German | Schokolade | chocolate; cocoa drink |
| 3 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 4 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 5 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 6 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |