Where does “drauflosarbeiten” come from?
drauflosarbeiten (German) comes from German drauflos-, 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.
drauflosarbeiten (German): to get straight down to work
Definitions
- to get straight down to work
Ancestry of “drauflosarbeiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | drauflos- | a verb prefix indicating an action is done without planning |
| 2 | German | drauflos | without a concrete plan; right away |
| 3 | German | lōs | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lōs | loose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laus | loose, free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |