Etymology

Knapton

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG305340). Full definition →

Old English cnapa
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromcnapa“servant”
  2. English todayKnapton

From Old English cnapa (“servant”) + tūn (“town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcnapa all →

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