Where does “nakke” come from?

nakke (Danish) comes from Old Danish nakkæ, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nakke (Danish): nape; the back of the neck; the back of the head

Definitions

  1. nape; the back of the neck; the back of the head

Ancestry of “nakke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishnakkæ
2Old Norsehnakkinape of the neck
3Proto-Germanichnakkôthe back of the neck; nape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nakke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken-Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog-Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakkô
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