Where does “nikwus” come from?

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

nikwus (Proto-Germanic): water-spirit; nix

Definitions

  1. water-spirit; nix

Ancestry of “nikwus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannigʷ-ō-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “nikwus”

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