English

gingercake

From ginger + cake.

A compound of ginger + cake

Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆

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Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō

Old English gingifer

Middle English gingivere

Middle English gingere

Proto-Germanic *kakǭ ‘cake’

Old Norse kaka ‘cake’

Middle English cake

English cake

Today it means

noun A cake of gingerbread.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gingercake