Springer
The name Springer, which is also the name for the “knight” piece ♘ in chess, is used by aristocrats because in the Semitic languages it is a homonym for Punic, i.e. Phoenician. See the Phoenician horse-head prows.
The name Springer, which is also the name for the “knight” piece ♘ in chess, is used by aristocrats because in the Semitic languages it is a homonym for Punic, i.e. Phoenician. See the Phoenician horse-head prows.