Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “kneht” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kneht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight

Words derived from “kneht”

  • lansquenet
  • Landsknecht
  • lanzichenecco
  • ландскнехт
  • кнехт
  • lansquenet
  • Landsknecht
  • Knechtschaft
  • Folterknecht
  • knechtisch
  • Kriegsknecht
  • Knecht Ruprecht
  • Knecht
  • ლანდსკნეხტი
  • knëht
  • קנעכט
  • Kniecht
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →