Where does “drauflosreden” come from?

drauflosreden (German) comes from German Reden, from Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, from Old High German reda, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

drauflosreden (German): to rattle on, to prattle to talk without much thinking

Definitions

  1. to rattle on, to prattle to talk without much thinking

Ancestry of “drauflosreden”, step by step

drauflosreden traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRedengerund of reden; plural of Rede
2Middle High Germanreden—
3Old High Germanredōn—
4Old High Germanreda—
5Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →