Where does “knecht” come from?
knecht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cnecht, from Old Dutch kneht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.
knecht (Dutch): A servant; An assistant, hand, employee; A...
Definitions
- A servant; An assistant, hand, employee; A...
Ancestry of “knecht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | cnecht | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kneht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kneht | youth, boy; servant, knight |
Words derived from “knecht”