Where does “pochen” come from?

pochen (Dutch) comes from German pochen, from Middle High German bochen, from Proto-Germanic puk-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pochen (Dutch): to brag

Definitions

  1. to brag

Ancestry of “pochen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpochento thump, to throb; to insist
2Middle High Germanbochento slap, strike
3Proto-Germanicpuk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic puk- →Every word from Middle High German bochen →