Where does “Knecht” come from?

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

Knecht (Czech): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “Knecht”, step by step

Knecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German knecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknechtmale servant, menial, especially on a farm
2Middle High Germanknëhta boy
3Old High Germankneht—
4Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight

via Middle Low German knecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanknechtservant; journeyman, knight's servant
2Old EnglishcnehtAlternative form of cniht
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →Every word from Old High German kneht →Every word from Middle High German knëht →