knaap

Dutch (Brabantic)

/knaːp/

noun
Definitions
  • boy, usually adolescent
  • (by extension) Any human male, regardless of age
  • (chiefly) A servant, helper
  • A big one, whopper, said of a creature or an object

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch cnāpe inherited from Old Dutch cnapo inherited from *knabō inherited from Proto-Germanic *knappô (knob, youth, boy, lump, button) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (tighten, press).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gnebʰ-

Gloss

tighten, press

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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