Where does “nokær” come from?

nokær (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Old Norse nakkvarr.

Ancestry of “nokær”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	nǫkkurr	any, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a...
2	Old Norse	nakkvarr	—

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