Where does “wunnerköppen” come from?

wunnerköppen (Low German) comes from Low German köppen, from German koppen, from Middle High German koppen.

wunnerköppen (Low German): to nod out of astonishment

Definitions

  1. to nod out of astonishment

Ancestry of “wunnerköppen”, step by step

wunnerköppen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German köppen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanköppen—
2Germankoppento crib
3Middle High Germankoppen—

via Low German Wunner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanWunner—
Every word from Middle High German koppen →Every word from German koppen →Every word from Low German köppen →