Get an English Tutor
English word knight comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵene-, and later Proto-Germanic *knehtaz (Boy, youth. Servant, attendant.)
*ǵene- (Proto-Indo-European)
*knehtaz (Proto-Germanic)
Boy, youth. Servant, attendant.
cneoht (Old English)
knyght (Middle English)
knight (English)
(card games, dated) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.. (chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.. A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.. A young servant or follower; a military attendant.. Nowadays, [...]