Where does “drauflos-” come from?

drauflos- (German) comes from German drauflos, 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): a verb prefix indicating an action is done without planning

Definitions

  1. a verb prefix indicating an action is done without planning

Ancestry of “drauflos-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandraufloswithout a concrete plan; right away
2Germanlōs—
3Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
4Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “drauflos-”

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