Where does “Nikolaus” come from?

Nikolaus (German) comes from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Nikolaus (German): a representation of St. Nicholas; the day of 6th...

Definitions

  1. a representation of St. Nicholas; the day of 6th...

Ancestry of “Nikolaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNīcolāus—
2Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
3Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
4Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “Nikolaus”

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