Where does “Näkke” come from?
Näkke (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nekke, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
Näkke (Saterland Frisian): nape of the neck
Ancestry of “Näkke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | nekke | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *hnakkō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | knog- | back of the head, nape, neck |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |