Where does “nicor” come from?

nicor (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic nikwis, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

nicor (Old English): water demon, water monster; hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. water demon, water monster; hippopotamus

Ancestry of “nicor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnikwisnix, water-sprite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “nicor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nikwis →