knekt

Norwegian

noun-m1
Definitions
  • jack playing card

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German knecht (servant, knight's servant, boy, journeyman) derived from Old Saxon kneht derived from Proto-Germanic *knehtaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*knehtaz

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