Nix.
nix (water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them)
Meaning & usage
nix (water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them)
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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