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Where does “nixer” come from?

nixer (Latin) comes from Latin nixor, from Latin nitor, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

nixer (Latin): first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “nixer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnixorI lean or rest upon; depend upon; I strive,...
2LatinnitorI bear or rest upon something, lean on; I am...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- →