Where does “drauflos” come from?

drauflos (German) comes from German lōs, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

drauflos (German): without a concrete plan; right away

Definitions

  1. without a concrete plan; right away

Ancestry of “drauflos”, step by step

drauflos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlōs—
2Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
3Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via German drauf

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

Words derived from “drauflos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →
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