Where does “vaxkaka” come from?

vaxkaka (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.

vaxkaka (Swedish): a honeycomb

Definitions

  1. a honeycomb

Ancestry of “vaxkaka”, step by step

vaxkaka 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 vax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvaxwax
2Old Norsevax—
3Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →