Where does “zurechtklopfen” come from?

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

zurechtklopfen (German): to knock or pat something into the desired shape

Definitions

  1. to knock or pat something into the desired shape

Ancestry of “zurechtklopfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklopfento knock, to rap; to throb; to beat quickly or...
2Middle High Germanklopfen—
3Old High Germanclophōn—
Every word from Old High German clophōn →