Where does “necken” come from?

necken (German) comes 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.

necken (German): to tease

Definitions

  1. to tease

Ancestry of “necken”, step by step

necken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannagento gnaw
2Middle High Germannagento gnaw
3Old High Germannagan—
4Proto-West Germanicgnaganto gnaw
5Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

via Middle High German nicken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannickento bend; to depress
2Old High Germannicchen—

Words derived from “necken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gnagan →