Where does “annécken” come from?

annécken (Luxembourgish) 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.

annécken (Luxembourgish): to nod off

Definitions

  1. to nod off

Ancestry of “annécken”, step by step

annécken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German necken

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

via German einnicken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinnickento nod off
2Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
3Middle High Germanīn-—
4Old High Germaninin
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gnagan →