Where does “klappen” come from?

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

klappen (Luxembourgish): to knock, to beat, to pound; to beat, to throb,...

Definitions

  1. to knock, to beat, to pound; to beat, to throb,...

Ancestry of “klappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklopfen—
2Old High Germanclophōn—
Every word from Old High German clophōn →Every word from Middle High German klopfen →