Words that come from Old Norse “nykr”
178 words across 20 languages descend from Old Norse nykr — including neck, necklace, necked, bottleneck, necktie, neckline, breakneck, turtleneck.
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English (136)
- neck
- necklace
- necked
- bottleneck
- necktie
- neckline
- breakneck
- turtleneck
- redneck
- neckerchief
- neckcloth
- gooseneck
- roughneck
- necklet
- neckband
- neckwear
- wryneck
- longneck
- neckless
- neckpiece
- longnecked
- crewneck
- rubberneck
- littleneck
- ringneck
- bullnecked
- necklaced
- crookneck
- leatherneck
- neckedness
- neckplate
- hindneck
- boatneck
- necker
- goosenecked
- bullneck
- rollneck
- pencilneck
- fiddleneck
- necktied
- halterneck
- barenecked
- rubbernecker
- neckyoke
- turtlenecked
- necklike
- neckache
- neckclothed
- neckstrap
- limberneck
- neckbrace
- wrynecked
- neckgear
- neckweed
- necklined
- debottleneck
- rednecky
- redneckism
- necklacelike
- redneckery
- neckdown
- snakeneck
- crewnecked
- bootneck
- cowlneck
- neckbeard
- pencil-neck
- ring-neck
- redneckish
- neckwarmer
- red-necked buzzard
- shitneck
- bull-necked
- neckland
- ewe-necked
- neckmould
- neckroll
- squareneck
- stiff neck
- beturtlenecked
- neckmold
- neckbeef
- neckbiter
- neknomination
- redneckification
- topneck
- benecklaced
- stiff-necked
- stiffnecked
- white-necked myna
- rubbernecking
- antibottleneck
- blackneck
- boatnecked
- foreneck
- Fredneck
- frillneck
- hardneck
- leftneck
- midneck
- neck gaiter
- neckbearded
- neckbeardy
- neckerchiefed
- Neckerian
- neckful
- neckhole
- neckinger
- necklacer
- necklessness
- necklift
- necklock
- neckshot
- neckspring
- necktieless
- neckward
- postbottleneck
- prebottleneck
- pseudoneck
- rednecked
- redneckese
- redneckian
- redneckitis
- renecked
- rollnecked
- scoopneck
- sideneck
- softneck
- stiff-neckedly
- stiff-neckedness
- stiffneckedness
- straightneck
- tactleneck
- tech neck
- thickneck
- woollyneck