Where does “äppelkaka” come from?

äppelkaka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kaka, from Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

äppelkaka (Swedish): Spongecake except augmented with bits of apple and usually cinnamon

Definitions

  1. Spongecake except augmented with bits of apple and usually cinnamon

Ancestry of “äppelkaka”, step by step

äppelkaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkakacookie; cake
2Old Swedishkakacake
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Swedish äpple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäpplean apple; the fruit
2Old Norseepliapple
3Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →
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