nakke

Etymology

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

Noun

nakke c (singular definite nakken, plural indefinite nakker)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
2. (anatomy) the back of the head

References

• “nakke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Noun

nakke m

1. nape, back of the neck

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki

Noun

nakke m (definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakker, definite plural nakkene)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

• “nakke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki

Noun

nakke m (definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakkar, definite plural nakkane)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

• “nakke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.

Noun

nakke m

1. nape, back of the neck