gâteau

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French word gâteau comes from Middle High German wastel, Proto-Indo-European *wes-, Proto-Germanic *wistiliz

wastel (Middle High German)

*wes- (Proto-Indo-European)

*wistiliz (Proto-Germanic)

*wastilaz (Proto-Germanic)

*wastil (Frankish)

gâteau (French)

A sponge cake, i.e. a cake made with a chemical leavening agent (e.g. baking powder), making it light and airy (as opposed to a denser torte).

gastel (Old French)

(heraldry) roundel, bezant, gastell. Round cake, loaf of bread, wastel.

gasteau (Middle French)

gastel (Middle French)

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