nykur

Faroese

[ˈniːkʊɹ]

noun

Definitions

(mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse nykr derived from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz- derived from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*nigʷ-

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

knucker English
*nigʷ- Proto-Indo-European
nøkk Norwegian Bokmål
*nikwiz- Proto-Germanic
*nikwus Proto-Germanic
Näcken Swedish
nykk Norwegian Nynorsk
nicor Old English
nykr Old Norse
nykur Icelandic