Nix

Betekenis (Engels)

nix (water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them)

Sinonieme

Nöck

Neck

Wassermann

♒

Najade

Nickelmann

Meersmann

Nixe

Vertalings

nikker

Nix

Nix

Nix

Nix

Nix

Notte

Nix

watergeest

nixe

Nix

Νύχτα

neck

triton

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/nɪks/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: niches

Geërf van Old High German: nihhus

Verwante met Old English: nicor

In summary

From Middle High German niches, nickes, from Old High German nihhus, nichus, from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-ō-s, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“wash”). Cognate with Old English nicor.