Where does “toneelknecht” come from?

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

toneelknecht (Dutch): stagehand

Definitions

  1. stagehand

Ancestry of “toneelknecht”, step by step

toneelknecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch knecht

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

via Dutch toneel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoneelstage, scene, place for a performance in front of...
2Middle Dutchtineel—
3Old Frenchtinel—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →