Where does “necke” come from?

necke (German) comes from German necken, from German nagen, from Middle High German nagen, from Old High German nagan, from Proto-West Germanic gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

necke (German): inflection of necken: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of necken: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “necke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneckento tease
2Germannagento gnaw
3Middle High Germannagento gnaw
4Old High Germannagan—
5Proto-West Germanicgnaganto gnaw
6Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gnagan →