Where does “Draufgänger” come from?

Draufgänger (German) comes from German drauf, from German darauf, from Middle High German dar uf.

Draufgänger (German): daredevil, go-getter

Definitions

  1. daredevil, go-getter

Ancestry of “Draufgänger”, step by step

Draufgänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German drauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandraufafter; on top of
2Germandaraufafter; on top of that; on it
3Middle High Germandar uf—

via German Gänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGängerwalker
2Middle High Germangenger—

Words derived from “Draufgänger”

Every word from Middle High German dar uf →Every word from German darauf →Every word from German drauf →