Where does “Judenknecht” come from?

Judenknecht (German) comes from German jude, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

Judenknecht (German): Jew slave; a slur that could be directed at anyone suspect of having pro-Jewish sentiments or of helping Jews, even in the vaguest or most immaterial way

Definitions

  1. Jew slave; a slur that could be directed at anyone suspect of having pro-Jewish sentiments or of helping Jews, even in the vaguest or most immaterial way

Ancestry of “Judenknecht”, step by step

Judenknecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German jude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanjudeJew
2Middle High Germanjüdea Jew
3Old High Germanjudo
4LatinIūdaeusJewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people
5Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
6Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
7HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas

via German knecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknechtmale servant, menial, especially on a farm
2Middle High Germanknëhta boy
3Old High Germankneht
4Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדָה