Most of the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) words that remain are basic parts of the modern English vocabulary. Such words asfather (faeder), mother (moder), friend (freond), sheep (sceap), and heaven (heafon) are of Anglo-Saxon origin.
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'Coup' is a French origin loan word into English, as I'd say you are aware since you classified the question in 'French to English'. While the word 'coup' in the phrase 'counting coup' is still the same loan word from French as is used in 'coup d'etat', for example, the phrase 'counting coup' is of English origin.
The name Knox is of Scottish origin. The meaning of Knox is lives on a hilltop. It is a rarely used name.
Technically creole people can be either white, black or mixed race. The term just used to refer to people of European or African origin who were born in America as opposed to their parent's mother country. However, creole people are generally identified as the mixed race people commonly seen in Louisiana. They are usually a mixture of French, African, and Native American ethnicity.