Where does “Nack” come from?

Nack (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German nacke, from Old Saxon hnacko, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Nack (German Low German): neck, especially the nape of the neck

Definitions

  1. neck, especially the nape of the neck

Ancestry of “Nack”, step by step

Nack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German nacke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannacke—
2Old Saxonhnacko—
3Proto-Germanichnakkôthe back of the neck; nape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Middle Low German necke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannecke—
2Old Saxonhnecko—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakkô →