Where does “zusammenklopfen” come from?

zusammenklopfen (German) comes from German zusammen-, from German zusammen, from Middle High German zesamene, from Old High German zisamane — together.

zusammenklopfen (German): to knock something so as to join or bring close together e.g., two wooden panels

Definitions

  1. to knock something so as to join or bring close together e.g., two wooden panels

Ancestry of “zusammenklopfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzusammen-A prefix; together
2Germanzusammentogether, jointly
3Middle High Germanzesamenetogether
4Old High Germanzisamanetogether
Every word from Old High German zisamane →Every word from German zusammen- →Every word from Middle High German zesamene →