Where does “necksen” come from?

necksen (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.

necksen (German): to tease, to engage in irritating someone for kicks

Definitions

  1. to tease, to engage in irritating someone for kicks

Ancestry of “necksen”, 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 →