Where does “knape” come from?

knape (Middle English) comes from Old English cnapa, from Proto-West Germanic knappō — boy.

knape (Middle English): boy, male child; servant, hireling; guy, bloke,...

Definitions

  1. boy, male child; servant, hireling; guy, bloke,...

Ancestry of “knape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcnapaboy; lad; young man; servant
2Proto-West Germanicknappōboy

Words derived from “knape”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic knappō →Every word from Old English cnapa →