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