English

knightwise

From knight + -wise.

Formed from knight + -wise

Proto-West Germanic *kneht ‘servant, knight’

Old English cniht ‘boy’

Middle English knight

Today it means

adv Two steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / knightwise