Probably borrowed from Low German pümpern (“to crush in a mortar”), from Middle Low German pumpen (“to beat, thump”). Compare Pimmel.
pimpern (weak, third-person singular present pimpert, past tense pimperte, past participle gepimpert, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | pimpern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | pimpernd | ||||
| past participle | gepimpert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich pimpre ich pimpere ich pimper |
wir pimpern | i | ich pimpere ich pimpre |
wir pimpern |
| du pimperst | ihr pimpert | du pimperest du pimprest |
ihr pimperet ihr pimpret | ||
| er pimpert | sie pimpern | er pimpere er pimpre |
sie pimpern | ||
| preterite | ich pimperte | wir pimperten | ii | ich pimperte1 | wir pimperten1 |
| du pimpertest | ihr pimpertet | du pimpertest1 | ihr pimpertet1 | ||
| er pimperte | sie pimperten | er pimperte1 | sie pimperten1 | ||
| imperative | pimpre (du) pimper (du) pimpere (du) |
pimpert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.