Where does “veeknecht” come from?

veeknecht (Dutch) comes from Dutch vee, from Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

veeknecht (Dutch): cowboy, peon, ranchhand, any employee handling...

Definitions

  1. cowboy, peon, ranchhand, any employee handling...

Ancestry of “veeknecht”, step by step

veeknecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveelivestock, cattle
2Middle Dutchvêelivestock (collectively)
3Old Dutchfē—
4Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Dutch knecht

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