Etymology

Knecht

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

Middle Low German knecht
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  1. Middle Low German · derived fromknecht“journeyman, knight's servant”
  2. English todayKnecht

Derived from German surname, from Middle High German and Middle Low German knecht (“journeyman, knight's servant”).

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