Where does “Schnitzelklopfen” come from?

Schnitzelklopfen (German) comes from German Schnitzel, from German Schnitz, from German schneiden, from Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

Schnitzelklopfen (German): schnitzel pounding

Definitions

  1. schnitzel pounding

Ancestry of “Schnitzelklopfen”, step by step

Schnitzelklopfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schnitzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnitzelscrap; cutlet
2GermanSchnitzpiece, slice, segment
3Germanschneidento cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to...
4Middle High Germansnīdento cut, to snithe
5Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
6Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
7Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
8Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

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 sneyt-