knappo

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knappô (“boy, youth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (“to press, tighten”). Compare Old English cnapa, Dutch knaap, Old Frisian knapa, Old Norse knapi. See also the related knabo.

Noun

knappo m

  1. lad

Descendants

  • Middle High German: knappe
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