Etymology

Klopfer

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

German Klopfer ← Middle High German klopfen ← Old High German klophōn
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  1. Proto-Germanic*kluppaz
  2. Proto-Germanic*kluppōną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kloppōn
  4. Old High Germanklophōn
  5. Middle High Germanklopfen
  6. Germanklopfen
  7. GermanKlopfer
  8. English todayKlopfer

Borrowed from German Klopfer. Compare Klapper.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.