An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Knappe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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2567233An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KnappeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Knappe, masculine, ‘squire, attendant,’ from Middle High German knappe, masculine, ‘youth, bachelor, servant, squire,’ Old High German chnappo, masculine; in the rest of the Old Teutonic languages there are no cognates pointing to Gothic *knabba; two variants of the assumed *knabba are mentioned under Knabe, where the further etymological question is discussed. Compare also Nabe with Nappe, Gothic laigân, ‘to lick,’ with Anglo-Saxon liccian.

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