Where does “morotskaka” come from?

morotskaka (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.

morotskaka (Swedish): carrot cake

Definitions

  1. carrot cake

Ancestry of “morotskaka”, step by step

morotskaka 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 morot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmorotcarrot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →