出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/12/03 01:54 UTC 版)
Originally 17th century. Apparently a special use of the forename Nick, perhaps in jocular or contrastive reference to Saint Nicholas. Alternatively, it may be derived from nicker, or some other derivative of 古期英語 nicor (“water demon”).
Old Nick
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