Etymology of the English word neck
the English word
neckderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khnekkonDerivations in English
neckerchief,
bottleneck,
breakneck,
bullneck,
cowlneck,
gooseneck,
limberneck,
neckcloth,
necking,
necklet,
neckline,
neckpiece,
necktie,
turtleneck,
wryneck,
crookneck,
redneck,
ringneck,
roughneck,
rubberneck,
neckedDerivations in other languages
French
neckCognates
Dutch
nek, French
nuque, German
Nacken, Icelandic
hnakki, Italian
nuca, Portuguese
nuca, Swedish
nacke, Yiddish
naknUsage
Word found in Modern English
