Where does “nak” come from?

nak (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “nak”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nak”

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