They were called this way after being granted with the title of knighthood by a monarch or a bishop for services to them, especially in a military capacity.
It was conferred to mounted warriors and was considered as a class of lower nobility. They served to a lord and got paid with land holdings.
By the end of the medieval age, the new methods of warfare made the knights obsolete for the battlefield, but the title stills remain to these days as a recognition to the achievement of somebody.
The English language belongs to the Germanic family of languages - but it has has a numerous influences of Latin and French - romance languages. But it is classified as a Germanic language.
On my first day of school I was overcome with nerves. I was excited to see my friends, but scared to be in a new grade, with new people. The first day was like the first page of a book, you didn't know what was coming. I didn't know what this new year brings, or if I should be excited or resistant.