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Where does “cneht” come from?

cneht (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.

cneht (Old English): Alternative form of cniht

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cniht

Ancestry of “cneht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →