Where does “kakburk” come from?

kakburk (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.

kakburk (Swedish): a cookie jar

Definitions

  1. a cookie jar

Ancestry of “kakburk”, step by step

kakburk 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 burk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishburkpot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with...
2Old Swedishbudhker—
3Old Norsebuðkr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →