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Where does “kneekt” come from?

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

kneekt (Westrobothnian): humbly and earnestly request something

Definitions

  1. humbly and earnestly request something

Ancestry of “kneekt”, 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 →