Etymology Explorer
› Middle Dutch
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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
cnapo
servant, assistant
2
Proto-West Germanic
knappō
boy
Words derived from “cnāpe”
knaap
schandknaap
knapenschenner
schildknaap
knapenliefde
knapenschennis
wonderknaap
Every word from Proto-West Germanic knappō →
Every word from Old Dutch cnapo →