klopfen.
to knock, to rap (strike rather gently with something hard)
Meaning & usage
to knock, to rap (strike rather gently with something hard)
an die Tür klopfen
to throb; to beat quickly or audibly
das Herz klopft
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German klopfen, from Old High German klophōn, clophōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kloppōn, from Proto-Germanic *kluppōną. Cognate with Dutch kloppen. See also the informal doublet kloppen (“to thump, beat, fight”).
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