Where does “nekka” come from?

nekka (Finnish) comes from Swedish snäcka, from Middle High German snëgge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic sneggô, from Proto-Germanic -gô — Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

nekka (Finnish): a type of jug with a lip used to hold cream or milk

Definitions

  1. a type of jug with a lip used to hold cream or milk

Ancestry of “nekka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäckaseashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed...
2Middle High Germansnëgge—
3Old High Germansneggo—
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

Words derived from “nekka”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →
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