Where does “nacke” come from?

nacke (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish nakke, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nacke (Swedish): nape; the back of the neck; the back of the head

Definitions

  1. nape; the back of the neck; the back of the head

Ancestry of “nacke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnakkenape, back of the neck
2Old Norsehnakkinape of the neck
3Proto-Germanichnakkôthe back of the neck; nape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nacke”

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