nek
Dutch (Brabantic)
/nɛk/
noun
Definitions
- (narrow sense) Nape of the neck.
- (broad sense) Neck.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch nacke inherited from Old Dutch *nakko inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (nape, neck).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hnakkô
Gloss
nape, neck
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
首
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boatneck English
- bootneck English
- bottleneck English
- breakneck English
- bullneck English
- cowlneck English
- crewneck English
- crookneck English
- fiddleneck English
- foreneck English
- gooseneck English
- halterneck English
- hindneck English
- leatherneck English
- limberneck English
- littleneck English
- longneck English
- midneck English
- neck English
- neckache English
- neckband English
- neckbeard English
- neckbeef English
- neckbiter English
- neckbone English
- neckbrace English
- neckcloth English
- neckdown English
- necked English
- necker English
- neckerchief English
- neckful English
- neckgear English
- necklace English
- neckland English
- neckless English
- necklet English
- necklike English
- neckline English
- necklock English
- neckmold English
- neckmould English
- neckpiece English
- neckplate English
- neckroll English
- neckspring English
- neckstrap English
- necktie English
- neckwarmer English
- neckwear English
- neckweed English
- neckyoke English
- nek English
- neknomination English
- pencil-neck English
- pencilneck English
- polo-neck English
- red-necked buzzard English
- redneck English
- renecked English
- ring-neck English
- ringneck English
- rollneck English
- roughneck English
- scoopneck English
- shitneck English
- snakeneck English
- squareneck English
- stiff neck English
- stiff-necked English
- stiffnecked English
- topneck English
- turtleneck English
- wryneck English
- hard Dutch, Flemish
- hardnekkig Dutch, Flemish
- lang Dutch, Flemish
- langnek Dutch, Flemish
- nekken Dutch, Flemish
- nekvel Dutch, Flemish
- nekwervel Dutch, Flemish
- spek Dutch, Flemish
- speknek Dutch, Flemish
- vel Dutch, Flemish
- wervel Dutch, Flemish
- *knog- Proto-Indo-European
- *knog-, *kneg- Proto-Indo-European
- *hnakkô Proto-Germanic
- ネック Japanese
- hnecca Old English
- nekke Middle English
- hnakki Old Norse
- hnakki Icelandic
- hartnackich Middle Dutch
- nacke Middle Dutch
- nek Afrikaans
- rooinek Afrikaans
- *nakko Old Dutch
- *hnacko Old Saxon
- nèk Papiamentu
- nek Tok Pisin
- naoka Vilamovian