Where does “nèk” come from?

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

nèk (Papiamentu): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “nèk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnekNape of the neck; Neck
2Middle Dutchnacke—
3Old Dutchnakko—
4Proto-Germanic*hnakkōthe back of the neck; nape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →