Where does “nacka” come from?
nacka (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
nacka (Swedish): to chop or twist the head of a fowl (or person)
Definitions
- to chop or twist the head of a fowl (or person)
Ancestry of “nacka”, step by step
nacka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish nacke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nacke | nape; the back of the neck; the back of the head |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nakke | nape, back of the neck |
| 3 | Old Norse | hnakki | nape of the neck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hnakkô | the back of the neck; nape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | knog- | back of the head, nape, neck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |