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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

Words derived from “nikwaz”

  • nixie
  • Nix
  • Nixe
  • nix
  • nichus
  • nihhus
  • nicchessa
  • nixe
  • nickes
  • niches
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →