Where does “Kriegsknecht” come from?
Kriegsknecht (German) comes from German knecht, from Middle High German knëht, from Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.
Kriegsknecht (German): soldier
Ancestry of “Kriegsknecht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | knecht | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | knëht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kneht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kneht | youth, boy; servant, knight |