# Knecht

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #92,776

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
Derived from German surname, from Middle High German and Middle Low German knecht (“journeyman, knight's servant”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/knecht