Where does “nikwaz” come from?

nikwaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ō-s, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

Ancestry of “nikwaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannigʷ-ō-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ō-s →