Where does “neckisch” come from?

neckisch (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.

neckisch (German): teasing, playful, mischevious

Definitions

  1. teasing, playful, mischevious

Ancestry of “neckisch”, 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 →