Knabo etymology
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Noah (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 30 Ndamukiza 2005 01:06:38
JoyGerhardt (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 13 Rusama 2005 01:20:17
German "Knabe".
Jhoanna (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 21 Munyonyo 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."
*"se" is the Old English masculine form of the Modern English "the."