Where does “nekke” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nekke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nekke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnakkō →