Where does “einklopfen” come from?

einklopfen (German) comes from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

einklopfen (German): to (gently) knock or tap something into something

Definitions

  1. to (gently) knock or tap something into something

Ancestry of “einklopfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
2Middle High Germanīn-—
3Old High Germaninin
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →
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