Where does “nixe” come from?

nixe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German nicchessa, from Proto-Germanic nikwus, from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ō-s, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

Ancestry of “nixe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nixe”

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