Where does “nakkeost” come from?

nakkeost (Danish) comes from Danish nakke, 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.

nakkeost (Danish): cock cheese, knob cheese, smegma

Definitions

  1. cock cheese, knob cheese, smegma

Ancestry of “nakkeost”, step by step

nakkeost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish nakke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnakkenape; the back of the neck; the back of the head
2Old Danishnakkæ—
3Old Norsehnakkinape of the neck
4Proto-Germanichnakkôthe back of the neck; nape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Danish øst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishøsteast; east, eastwards; past participle of øse
2Danishøster—
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakkô →