Where does “pochen” come from?

pochen (German) comes from Middle High German bochen, from Proto-Germanic puk-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pochen (German): to thump, to throb; to insist

Definitions

  1. to thump, to throb; to insist

Ancestry of “pochen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbochento slap, strike
2Proto-Germanicpuk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pochen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic puk- →Every word from Middle High German bochen →