Where does “hnekka” come from?

hnekka (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

hnekka (Old Frisian): to nod

Definitions

  1. to nod

Ancestry of “hnekka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hnakkōnape
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 “hnekka”

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