Where does “necklacer” come from?

necklacer (English) comes from English necklace, from English neck, from Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca, from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

necklacer (English): One who carries out execution by necklacing

Definitions

  1. One who carries out execution by necklacing

Ancestry of “necklacer”, step by step

necklacer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English necklace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnecklaceAn article of jewelry that is worn around the...
2EnglishneckThe part of the body connecting the head and the...
3Middle Englishnekkeneck
4Old Englishhneccaback of the neck; back of the head; neck
5Proto-West Germanic*hnakkōnape
6Proto-Germanichnakkôthe back of the neck; nape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
8Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken-Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog-Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakkô