Where does “cnāpe” come from?

cnāpe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch cnapo, from Proto-West Germanic knappō — boy.

Ancestry of “cnāpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcnaposervant, assistant
2Proto-West Germanicknappōboy

Words derived from “cnāpe

Every word from Proto-West Germanic knappōEvery word from Old Dutch cnapo