Where does “nicker” come from?

nicker (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic nikwus, from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ō-s, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

nicker (Middle Dutch): nix, nixie; demon

Definitions

  1. nix, nixie; demon

Ancestry of “nicker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnikwuswater-spirit; nix
2Proto-Indo-Europeannigʷ-ō-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “nicker”

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