Knäät

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Limburgish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kneht. Compare German Knecht, Luxembourgish Kniecht, Dutch knecht, English knight.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Knäät m (plural Knääte, diminutive Knäätsche or Knätsche) (German-based spelling)

  1. male servant, menial, especially on a farm
  2. (dated in many dialects) boy, lad or (young) man