The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
(Water-sprite) (Old High German nihhus=crocodile; related to Sanskrit nijanas ‘washing oneself’) The male Nix (Nicker) was originally a water-monster of an animal nature, regarded as malicious and dangerous. In Sweden, it is known as Näck.
The female Nixe is a water-sprite with a human torso and the tail of a fish. There are similar beings in the folklore of many nations: cf. the → Rusalka of the Slavs and the → Ningyo of the Japanese.
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