Indo-European etymology : List with all references

Proto-IE: *neigʷ-

Meaning: to wash

Old Indian: nenekti, niṅkte, aor. anijam, anāikṣīt, pass. nijyate, ptc. niktá- `to wash, cleanse'

Avestan: intens. naēnižaiti `wäscht ab, spült ab'

Old Greek: nízdō, -omai̯; níptō, -omai̯, aor. nípsai̯, -asthai̯, p. niphthē̂nai̯, ft. p. niphḗsomai̯, pf. m. nénimmai̯, néniptai̯ `(sich) waschen, baden'; níptro-n n. `Waschwasser', kata-níptǟ-s m. `Wäscher', niptḗr m. `Waschbecker', nímma n. `Waschwasser', nípsi-s f. `das Waschen'; á-nipto- `ungewaschen' Hom.+, düs-ék-nüpto- Plat.

Germanic: *nikw-i- c.; *nikus=, -z=

Celtic: *nigʷi̯eti, *nikʷto- etc. > Ir nigid `wäscht', ft. -ninus; necht `rein'

Russ. meaning: мыть

References: WP II 322

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *nikwi-z; *nikus, -z

Meaning: water-monster

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: nük-r, gen. nüks m. `Wasserdämon, Nilpferd'

Norwegian: nükk

Swedish: näck, neck, nick

Danish: nök(ke)

Old English: nicor m. `Wasseruntier, Krokodil'

Middle Dutch: nicker, necker m. `watergeest, kabouter'

Dutch: nikker m.

Middle Low German: necker

Old High German: nihhus (9.Jh.) m., n. `Flussuntier, Wassergeist', nichussa `weibl. Wassergeist, Nixe'

Middle High German: nickes st. n. 'Wassergeist, Nix; Krokodil'

German: Nix m.

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1366

Root: neigʷ-

English meaning: to wash

German meaning: `waschen'

Grammatical comments: Pass. Partiz. nigʷ-to-

Material: Ai. nḗnēkti `wascht, reinigt', Aor. anāikšīt, Pass. nijyatē, Partiz. niktá-, ninikta Imper. `waschet', Kaus. nējáyati; Aor. naēnižaiti Intens. `wäscht ab, spült weg'; gr. νίζω (*nigʷi̯ō = ir. nigim) `wasche', Fut. νίψω, Aor. ἔνιψα, νίπτρον `Waschwasser', χέρ-νιψ ds., ἄ-νιπτος `ungewaschen' (= ai. niktá-, ir. necht); gr. ἀνιγρός `ἀκάθαρτος'; lat. noegeum (*noigʷ-i̯o-) `Schweißtuch';

air. nigid `wäscht' (*nigʷi̯eti, Verlust der Labialisieruug vor i̯), Fut. -ninus = ai. (Gramm.) ninikṣati; necht `rein'; mcymr. enneint `Bad' (*an-nig-antio-; das g aus dem Präs. übertragen);

germ. *nikwes, -us- in aisl. nykr (Gen. nyks) `Wassergeist, Flußpferd', ags. nicor `Wasseruntier, Krokodil', ahd. nihhus, nichus `Flußuntier, Wassergeist', nhd. Nix, ahd. nichussa `weiblicher Wassergeist, Nixe', mndl. nicker, mnd. necker `Wassergeist'.

References: WP. II 322, Thurneysen Gr. 115; anders Vendryes RC. 47, 442 ff.

Pages: 761

PIE database: PIE database