English
Knecht
Knecht comes from Middle Low German knecht ‘journeyman, knight's servant’.
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600knecht‘journeyman, knight's servant’
- EnglishtodayKnecht
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600knecht‘journeyman, knight's servant’
- EnglishtodayKnecht
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *kneht ‘servant, knight’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Low German knecht / Knecht