Where does “knægt” come from?

knægt (Danish) comes from Middle Low German knecht, from Old English cneht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.

knægt (Danish): boy, lad; jack, knave

Definitions

  1. boy, lad; jack, knave

Ancestry of “knægt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanknechtservant; journeyman, knight's servant
2Old EnglishcnehtAlternative form of cniht
3Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →Every word from Old English cneht →Every word from Middle Low German knecht →