Where does “necke” come from?

necke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nakko, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

necke (Middle Dutch): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “necke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnakko—
2Proto-Germanic*hnakkōthe back of the neck; nape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnakkō →