Where does “knucker” come from?

knucker (English) comes from Old English nicor, from Proto-Germanic nikwis, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

knucker (English): A kind of water dragon, said to live in...

Definitions

  1. A kind of water dragon, said to live in...

Ancestry of “knucker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnicorwater demon, water monster; hippopotamus
2Proto-Germanicnikwisnix, water-sprite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “knucker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nikwis →Every word from Old English nicor →