Oomph; Its Probably Strange Origin

There's something strangely peculiar, *arousing even, about the word "oomph".

Of course, if you know the meaning, then you realise it's somewhat onomatopoeic.

But then, how on earth can one tell what energy/enthusiasm/sex appeal sounds like? Here's how: We can't. We just know that it sounds like oomph, and that's probably how the word came to be, and came to be given such meaning.

Interesting, isn't it?

So what is it then; an imaginative reverse onomatopoeia?

(*You got me, this was totally intended.)