Where does “קנעכט” come from?

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

קנעכט (Yiddish): servant, slave

Definitions

  1. servant, slave

Ancestry of “קנעכט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankneht—
2Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight

Words derived from “קנעכט”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic kneht →Every word from Old High German kneht →