Where does “klopfen” come from?

klopfen (German) comes from Middle High German klopfen, from Old High German clophōn.

klopfen (German): to knock, to rap; to throb; to beat quickly or...

Definitions

  1. to knock, to rap; to throb; to beat quickly or...

Ancestry of “klopfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklopfen—
2Old High Germanclophōn—

Words derived from “klopfen”

Every word from Old High German clophōn →Every word from Middle High German klopfen →