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
Ancestry of “pochen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | pochen | to thump, to throb; to insist |
| 2 | Middle High German | bochen | to slap, strike |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | puk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |