Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nikraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Noun

*nikraz m

1. a Nix, a malicious water spirit, attested among most Germanic peoples

Inflection

Declension of *nikraz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nikraz	*nikrōz, -ōs
Vocative	*nikr	*nikrōz, -ōs
Accusative	*nikrą	*nikranz
Genitive	*nikras, -is	*nikrǫ̂
Dative	*nikrai	*nikramaz
Instrumental	*nikrō	*nikramiz

Descendants

• Old English: nicor, nicer
  • Middle English: niker, nycker
    • English: nicker, nickel
• Old High German: nihhus
• Old Norse: nykr
  • Icelandic: nykur
  • Faroese: nykur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nøkk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nykk
  • Swedish: näck, Näcken
    • → Finnish: näkki
    • → Estonian: näkk
  • Danish: nøkke