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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *hnakkō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | knog- | back of the head, nape, neck |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
Words derived from “nekke”