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Number: 1368
Root: nēik- : nīk- : nik-
English meaning: to attack; to fight, rail
German meaning: `anfallen, losstürzen, heftig beginnen'
Material: Gr. νει̃κος n. `Zank, Streit', νεικέω `zanke, streite, schelte', vielleicht auch νί̄κη, dor. νῑκᾱ f. `Sieg', νῑκάω `siege'; kelt. (?) FlN Nicros `Neckar'; ags. ge-nǣstan `streiten'(*naihstian?); bsl. *ninkō `beginne heftig' in lit. -ninkù, -nìkti ds., lett. nikns `zornig', ablaut. naîks `heftig', lit. dial. neikom `sehr', apr. neikaut `wandeln', slav. *niknǫ, *niknǫti in aksl. vъz-niknǫti `wieder zu sich kommen', russ.-ksl. niknuti `hervorwachsen', usw.
References: WP. II 321, Trautmann 199, Kuiper Nasalpräs. 186 f., Hofmann Gr. etym. Wb. 213.
Pages: 761
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *neik-
Meaning: to attack, to scold
Old Greek: nêi̯kos n. `Streit, Streitigkeit, Zank, Kampf', nei̯kéō, ep. nei̯kéi̯ō `mit Worten streiten, tadeln, schelten'
Baltic: *nik- vb. intr., *naĩk-[a]- adj.
Russ. meaning: нападать, ругать
References: WP II 321
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Proto-Baltic: *nik- vb. intr., *naĩk-[a]- adj.
Meaning: attack, worry, badger
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Lithuanian: ap-, su-nìkti (-niñka, -nìkō) 'über einen herfallen, einen anfallen, befallen', į-nìkti, už-nìkti 'sich mit beharrlichem Eifer, mit eifriger Hingabe auf etw. verlegen, sich in etw. hineinstürzen'
Lettish: ap-nikt (-nìkstu/-nìku, -niku) `überdrüssig, langweilig werden', apnika 'Überdruss', nikns 'böse, grimmig, heftig, boshaft', niktiês (nìkuôs, nikuôs) virsū 'sich aufdrängen, sich reiben an, mit Bitten bestürmen', nàiks 'heftig, zornig, böse; schnell, gewandt, fix'
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