Where does “Knappe” come from?

Knappe (German) comes from Middle High German knappe, from Old High German knappo, from Proto-West Germanic knappō — boy.

Knappe (German): squire

Definitions

  1. squire

Ancestry of “Knappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknappe—
2Old High Germanknappolad
3Proto-West Germanicknappōboy
Every word from Proto-West Germanic knappō →Every word from Old High German knappo →Every word from Middle High German knappe →