Where does “Knabe” come from?
Knabe (German) comes from Middle High German knabe, from Old High German knabo, from Proto-West Germanic knabō — alternative reconstruction of *knappō.
Knabe (German): boy; lad
Ancestry of “Knabe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | knabe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | knabo | boy |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | knabō | alternative reconstruction of *knappō |
Words derived from “Knabe”