Where does “neckcloth” come from?
Neckcloth comes from Middle English cloth, from Old English clāþ, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gel- meaning to ball up or wind together.
neckcloth (English): An ornamental cravat, usually white
Definitions
- An ornamental cravat, usually white
Ancestry of “neckcloth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | neck | The part of the body connecting the head and the... |
| 2 | Middle English | nekke | neck |
| 3 | Old English | hnecca | back of the neck; back of the head; neck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hnakkō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hnakkô | the back of the neck; nape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knog- | back of the head, nape, neck |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
Words derived from “neckcloth”