Nixe
German (Berlin)
/ˈnɪk.sə/
noun
Definitions
- mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *nikwus (nix, water-spirit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (wash).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*neygʷ-
Gloss
wash
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nixie English
- noegeum Latin
- nix Dutch, Flemish
- *neygʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *nigʷ-ye- Proto-Indo-European
- *nigʷ-ō-s Proto-Indo-European
- *nikʷtós Proto-Indo-European
- *néy-noygʷ-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *nikwus Proto-Germanic
- nicor Old English
- Neda Galician
- nihhus Old High German
- nickes Middle High German
- *nigyeti Proto-Celtic
- *nayǰ- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- nigid Middle Irish