Where does “knicht” come from?

knicht (Scots) comes from Middle English knyght, from Old English cniht, from Proto-West Germanic kneht — youth, boy; servant, knight.

knicht (Scots): knight

Definitions

  1. knight

Ancestry of “knicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishknyghtAlternative spelling of knight
2Old Englishcnihtboy; servant, attendant; male of high military...
3Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →Every word from Old English cniht →Every word from Middle English knyght →