Where does “nik” come from?
nik (Middle English) comes from Old French niche, from Old French nichier, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
nik (Middle English): notch, tally; nock of an arrow
Definitions
- notch, tally; nock of an arrow
Ancestry of “nik”, step by step