Where does “framkneht” come from?

framkneht (Old High German) comes from Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.

framkneht (Old High German): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “framkneht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankneht—
2Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →Every word from Old High German kneht →
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