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Nix.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/nɪks/
  1. nix (water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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.

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