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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

nakke.

nape; the back of the neck

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. nape; the back of the neck

    common-gender

  2. the back of the head

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish nakkæ, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck.

verb

  1. to kill, catch, waste (someone)

    colloquial · slang
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish nakkæ, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck.

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