klopfen
German (Berlin)
/ˈklɔpfən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to knock, to rap strike rather gently with something hard
- (of the heart) to throb; to beat quickly or audibly
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German klopfen inherited from Old High German clophōn.
Origin
Old High German
clophōn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Klopfer German
- anklopfen German
- weich German
- weichklopfen German
- aankloppen Dutch, Flemish
- klopgeest Dutch, Flemish
- klopjacht Dutch, Flemish
- kloppen Dutch, Flemish
- mattenklopper Dutch, Flemish
- cloppen Middle Dutch
- clophōn Old High German
- klophōn Old High German
- klopfen Middle High German
- klupf Middle High German
- klappen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *cloppōn Old Dutch
- klopfan Cimbrian
- Chlupf Alemannic German
- chlupfig Alemannic German