Where does “nekename” come from?
nekename (Middle English) comes from Middle English ekename, from Middle English eke, from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic aukô, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Ancestry of “nekename”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ekename | A nickname |
| 2 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 3 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |