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Where does “nakko” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hnakkō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nakko”

  • rooinek
  • nek
  • nekken
  • langnek
  • speknek
  • nek
  • nekvel
  • nacke
  • necke
  • rooinek
  • nek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →