Dutch word koek comes from Proto-Indo-European *gōg-, Proto-Indo-European *gog, and later Proto-Germanic *kōkô (Cake.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*gōg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
*gog | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | ball-shaped object |
*kōkô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Cake. |
*kōko | Old Dutch (odt) | |
*kuoko | Old Dutch (odt) | |
coeke | Middle Dutch (dum) | Cake. |
koek | Dutch (nl) | (by extension) something doughy or sticky. (heraldiccharge) roundel. Cookie, cake, wafer. |