Where does “Nacken” come from?

Nacken (German) comes from Middle High German nacke, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Nacken (German): nape of the neck

Definitions

  1. nape of the neck

Ancestry of “Nacken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Nacken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →