Where does “nek” come from?

nek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch nek, from Middle Dutch nacke, from Old Dutch nakko, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nek (Afrikaans): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “nek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnekNape of the neck; Neck
2Middle Dutchnacke—
3Old Dutchnakko—
4Proto-Germanic*hnakkōthe back of the neck; nape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnakkō →