UrsprungFrom Old Swedish nakke, 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-genderback of the neck, nape (compare hals)
“Det knastrar i nacken” — There is a crackling/crunching sound [it crackles/crunches] in [the back of] my neck
“ha ont i nacken / ha nackont” — have neck pain
- common-gender, regional, uncommonback of the head
Formernacke(indefinite, nominative, singular) · nackes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · nacken(definite, nominative, singular) · nackens(definite, genitive, singular) · nackar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · nackars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · nackarna(definite, nominative, plural) · nackarnas(definite, genitive, plural)