holpern

See also: Holpern

German

Etymology

Early New High German, of unclear origin, possibly of imitative origin (lautmalend).[1][2] However, compare Lithuanian klupt (to bend or move quickly, jolt, stumble, fall upon) and klùpti, klū́poti (to kneel).

Pronunciation

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Verb

holpern (weak, third-person singular present holpert, past tense holperte, past participle geholpert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to jolt, to bump, to rumble

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ holpern” in Duden online
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “holpern”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • holpern” in Duden online
  • holpern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache