Where does “Chnëcht” come from?

Chnëcht (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German knëht, from Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.

Chnëcht (Alemannic German): farmhand

Definitions

  1. farmhand

Ancestry of “Chnëcht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknëhta boy
2Old High Germankneht—
3Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →Every word from Old High German kneht →Every word from Middle High German knëht →