Where does “nek” come from?

nek (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): Nape of the neck; Neck

Definitions

  1. Nape of the neck; Neck

Ancestry of “nek”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →