Where does “knekt” come from?

knekt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German knecht, from Old English cneht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.

knekt (Norwegian Nynorsk): jack playing card

Definitions

  1. jack playing card

Ancestry of “knekt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanknechtservant; journeyman, knight's servant
2Old EnglishcnehtAlternative form of cniht
3Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →Every word from Old English cneht →Every word from Middle Low German knecht →