Where does “brysselkex” come from?
brysselkex (Swedish) comes from Swedish kex, from English cakes, from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
brysselkex (Swedish): a circular biscuit made of mördeg (without egg) with an edge coated in dyed (traditionally pink) granulated sugar
Definitions
- a circular biscuit made of mördeg (without egg) with an edge coated in dyed (traditionally pink) granulated sugar
Ancestry of “brysselkex”, step by step
brysselkex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kex | cookie, cracker, biscuit |
| 2 | English | cakes | plural of cake; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | cake | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of... |
| 4 | Middle English | cake | cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via Finnish Bryssel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Bryssel | Brussels |
| 2 | Dutch | Brussel | Brussels |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bruoc | trousers, pants, breeches; wetland, marsh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brōks | rear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brāks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrāg- | rump, hock, hindquarters |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |