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Knabo etymology

Noah, 2005年4月30日

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语言: English

Noah (显示个人资料) 2005年4月30日上午1:06:38

JoyGerhardt (显示个人资料) 2005年5月13日上午1:20:17

German "Knabe".

Jhoanna (显示个人资料) 2005年11月21日下午9:10:10

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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