Where does “Nix” come from?

Nix (German) comes 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.

Nix (German): nix water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them

Definitions

  1. nix water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them

Ancestry of “Nix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannickes—
2Old High Germannichus—
3Proto-Germanicnikwuswater-spirit; nix
4Proto-Indo-Europeannigʷ-ō-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “Nix”

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