Where does “neaken” come from?

neaken (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian naked, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

neaken (West Frisian): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “neaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannaked—
2Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz →Every word from Old Frisian naked →