Where does “niks” come from?

niks (Dutch) comes from German Nix, from Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nichus, from Proto-Germanic nikwus, from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ō-s, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

niks (Dutch): nothing; disagreeable, distasteful, not liking;...

Definitions

  1. nothing; disagreeable, distasteful, not liking;...

Ancestry of “niks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNixnix water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them
2Middle High Germannickes—
3Old High Germannichus—
4Proto-Germanicnikwuswater-spirit; nix
5Proto-Indo-Europeannigʷ-ō-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “niks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ō-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic nikwus →