Where does “Klopfgeräusch” come from?

Klopfgeräusch (German) comes from German Geräusch, from Middle High German geriusche, from Middle High German rūschen, from Old High German rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic rūskōną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

Klopfgeräusch (German): knocking sound

Definitions

  1. knocking sound

Ancestry of “Klopfgeräusch”, step by step

Klopfgeräusch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Geräusch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeräuschnoise, sound
2Middle High Germangeriusche—
3Middle High Germanrūschento make noise
4Old High Germanrūskōn—
5Proto-Germanicrūskōnąto make a noise; whiz; whirr; to startle
6Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

via German klopfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklopfento knock, to rap; to throb; to beat quickly or...
2Middle High Germanklopfen—
3Old High Germanclophōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →