411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Knacht
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
East Central German
Etymology
From gmw-ecg gmh knëht, from gmw-ecg goh kneht, from gmw-ecg gmw-pro *kneht.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun m
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch male servant, menial, especially on a farm
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch serf, subordinate, someone unfree who serves another
Related terms
gmw-ecg Kriegsknacht
Further reading
Alfred Müller, Volkslieder aus dem Erzgebirge, P. 219
Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 82
Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 11
1992 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Wie dr Schnoobl gewachen is, P. 9
gmw-ecg Occupations People