OprindelseFrom 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.
- common-gendernape; the back of the neck
- common-genderthe back of the head
Formernakken(definite, singular) · nakker(indefinite, plural) · nakke(indefinite, nominative, singular) · nakken(definite, nominative, singular) · nakker(indefinite, nominative, plural) · nakkerne(definite, nominative, plural) · nakkes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · nakkens(definite, genitive, singular) · nakkers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · nakkernes(definite, genitive, plural)