German word Kuchen comes from Proto-Indo-European *gog, Proto-Indo-European *gōg-, and later Proto-Germanic *kōkô (Cake.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*gog | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*gōg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*kōkô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Cake. |
kuohho | Old High German (goh) | Cake; pie. |
kuoche | Middle High German (gmh) | |
Kuchen | German (de) | Cake; pie (large pastry from which pieces are cut; most often sweet, but sometimes savoury). |