Where does “nacke” come from?

nacke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon hnacko, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “nacke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhnacko—
2Proto-Germanichnakkôthe back of the neck; nape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nacke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakkô →