Cake
/keɪk/noun
A sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and other ingredients.
Did you know?The word 'cake' traces back to ancient Norse rituals where cakes were often created as offerings to the gods during fertility rites, symbolizing abundance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kakō
“a round mass or lump, often baked or cooked.”
Old Norse
ON
kaka
“a round cake or bread, typically sweetened.”
Middle English
ME
cake
“a flat, sweetened bread, often made with fruit.”
14th Century
English
cake
“a sweet baked good, often layered or frosted.”
Modern English
English
cake
“a sweet dessert typically made from flour, sugar, and eggs, often decorated.”