Etymology

From the Old Norse word knapi ‎(“valet”) (whence also the Danish knabe ‎(“a page”)) which was brought to Iceland from the Middle Low German knape as Icelanders were introduced to chivalric romances in the 13th century,^[1] from West Germanic *knabho (whence the Old High German knabo whence the German Knabe ‎(“lad”)). Cognate with the Dutch knaap ‎(“lad”) and English knave from the Old English cnafa ‎(“boy, servant”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːpɪ