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Knabo etymology

de Noah, 30 d’abril de 2005

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Noah (Mostra el perfil) 30 d’abril de 2005 1.06.38

JoyGerhardt (Mostra el perfil) 13 de maig de 2005 1.20.17

German "Knabe".

Jhoanna (Mostra el perfil) 21 de novembre de 2005 21.10.10

The Old English word for boy was "se cnapa," pronounced /se knapa/.  That's what I think of when I see the word "knabo," though I'm sure Zamenhof didn't have much if any knowledge about Old English.

*"se" is the Old English masculine form of the Modern English "the."

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