Baltic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Baltic: *gō̂g-iā̃, *gā̂g-iā̃ (1) f.

Meaning: head

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: gúogē, gṓgē `Kopf'

Proto-IE: *gāg-

Meaning: a ball-shaped obj.

Baltic: *gō̂g-iā̃, *gā̂g-iā̃ (1) f.

Germanic: *kak-ōn- f.; *kōkō(n-) f.

Russ. meaning: нешто круглое, шарообразное

References: WP I 570

Proto-Germanic: *kakōn; *kōkō(n)

Meaning: smth. ball-shaped

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: kɔku-korn `kleiner Kuchen; NIsl kaka `Kuchen'

Norwegian: kaka `kleines, rundes und flaches Brot'; kōk `Klumpen'

Swedish: koka `Scholle, Erdscholle'; dial. kaka `kleines, rundes und flaches Brot'

Danish: kage `Kuchen'

Old English: { cēcil }

Old Saxon: dem. kōkelīn

Middle Dutch: corkr, couke m., f.

Dutch: koek m.

Middle Low German: kōke m., f.

Old High German: kuohho (9.Jh.), phan(n)-kuohho (8.Jh.) `rundes Brot, Kuchen'

Middle High German: kuoche wk. m. 'kuchen'

German: Kuchen

Number: 537

Root: gag-, gōg-

English meaning: a round object

German meaning: `etwas Rundes, Klumpiges'

General comments: Wort der Kindersprache

Material: Isl. kaka `Kuchen', norw. und schwed. kaka `kleines, rundes und flaches Brot', dän. kage `Kuchen' (germ. *kakan-), wozu das Deminutiv ags. cicel, cycel `kleiner Kuchen' (engl. cake ist nord. Lehnwort) und ablautend norw. kōk `Klumpen', schwed. koka `Scholle, Erdscholle', mnd. kōke, ahd. kuocho (germ. *kōkan-) `rundes Brot, Kuchen', dazu die Deminutiva ags. cǣcil, cēcil und ahd. kuocheli(n) `kleiner Kuchen';

lit. gúogė `Kohlkopf, Kopf, Dickschadel', guogìngas `mit Kopf versehen', guogióti `Köpfe ansetzen (vom Kohl)'.

Aus germ. *kakan- stammen finn. kakko, lapp. gakko `Kuchen', finn. kakkara `Erdscholle, Erdklumpen, Brot';

über prov. katal. coca `Kuchen' (ndd. Lw.) s. Meyer-Lübke³ 4734.

References: WP. I 530 f., Kluge¹¹ 333.

Pages: 349

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