Where does “kneg” come from?

kneg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch knecht, from Middle Dutch cnecht, from Old Dutch kneht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.

kneg (Afrikaans): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “kneg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchknechtA servant; An assistant, hand, employee; A...
2Middle Dutchcnecht—
3Old Dutchkneht—
4Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →