Nix

Meaning

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

Concepts

Nix

neck

triton

Synonyms

Nöck

Neck

Wassermann

♒

Najade

Nickelmann

Meersmann

Nixe

Translations

nikker

Nix

Nix

Notte

Nix

nixe

watergeest

Nix

Nix

Nix

Νύχτα

Nix

meerman

🧜‍♂️

deniz adamı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɪks/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: niches

Inherited from Old High German: nihhus

Cognate with 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.