Where does “Knight” come from?
Knight comes from Middle English knyghte, from Old English cniht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht, originally denoting a young man or boy before acquiring its medieval sense of armed warrior.
Ancestry of “Knight”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | knight | knight |
| 2 | Old English | cniht | boy; servant, attendant; male of high military... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kneht | youth, boy; servant, knight |
Words derived from “Knight”