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Knabo etymology

de Noah, 30 de abril de 2005

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Idioma: English

Noah (Mostrar o perfil) 30 de abril de 2005 01:06:38

JoyGerhardt (Mostrar o perfil) 13 de maio de 2005 01:20:17

German "Knabe".

Jhoanna (Mostrar o perfil) 21 de novembro 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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