darauf German · revision 35002

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=863–871, Otfrid|origins=goh dār, goh ūf}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /daˈʁaʊ̯f/, /ˈdaːʁaʊ̯f/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''darauf'''^(Wiktionary)

+ The contracted form ''drauf'' has been used since Middle High German; in the 16th century it rose to about a fifth of all occurrences, and it has stayed at that level in the written language.^(DWB2|6, 267) A form without ''-r'' (''da … auf'') is found when the parts are separated, otherwise only occasionally until the 17th century.^(DWB2|6, 267)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|gmh|dār ūf]], [[inh|goh|dār ūf]], a compound of [[da]] and [[auf]].^(DWB2|6, 267)^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Köbler AHD) Related compounds are [[osx|thar ûp]], [[ofs|therop]], [[nl|daarop]] and [[da|derop]], and English [[m|en|thereupon]].^(DWB|2, 760)^(DWB2|6, 267)

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+ The first part is [[goh|dār|t=there]], from [[gmw-pro|*þār]], beside [[got|𐌸𐌰𐍂|tr=þar]]; it is a locative in /-r/ of the demonstrative stem [[ine-pro|*to-]].^(Kluge 2011|177) The /r/ was lost in such unstressed words from Middle High German on, but it survives before vowels in compounds like this one, where it separates the vowels.^(Kluge 2011|177) The second part is [[goh|ūf]], from [[gem-pro|*upp]], also in [[got|𐌹𐌿𐍀|tr=iup]].^(Kluge 2011|71) Since early Middle High German the compound has been understood as containing the preposition.^(DWB2|6, 267)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Old High German ''dārūfe'' “on it, whereupon” is recorded in Otfrid (863–871) and Notker.^(Köbler AHD)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The Grimms describe it as a word of direction towards a place or goal (''er gieng darauf zu''), then of the mind's direction with verbs of seeing, hoping and thinking, as in Luther's ''ich hoffe aber dar auf'' (Psalm 13:6).^(DWB|2, 760) It is used for place and for time, and mostly stands for a phrase with ''auf'': ''darauf hören'', ''warten'', ''bestehen'', ''ankommen''.^(Paul 2002) Phrases such as ''es kommt darauf an'' are recorded by Adelung, and ''viel'' or ''wenig darauf geben'' “to set much or little store by it” from the 16th century.^(Paul 2002)

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+ Writing it together with verbs of direction began in late Middle High German and is increasing.^(DWB2|6, 267) The derived adverb ''daraufhin'' “as a result, thereupon” appears in the 17th century.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 863–871 – Old High German ''dārūfe'' appears in Otfrid.^(Köbler AHD)

+ * Middle High German – The contracted ''drūf'' appears.^(DWB2|6, 267)

+ * 16th century – ''drauf'' rises to about a fifth of all uses;^(DWB2|6, 267)^(Paul 2002) ''viel darauf geben'' is recorded.^(DWB2|6, 267)^(Paul 2002)

+ * 17th century – ''daraufhin'' appears.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|on]] it, on top of it: ''Auf dem Tisch stand eine Vase, darauf lag ein Zettel.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Onto it: ''Sie nahm einen Stuhl und stellte sich darauf.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # Towards it: ''Dort ist der Ausgang, geht darauf zu.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # On or about this matter, with verbs and adjectives that take ''auf'': ''Ich freue mich darauf.'' ''Es kommt darauf an.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # As a result, [[m|en|thereupon]]: ''Er bewarb sich, und darauf erhielt er eine Einladung.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # [[m|en|afterwards]], then, after that: ''kurz darauf'', ''am darauf folgenden Tag''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[daraufhin]]

+ * [[drauf]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[da]]

+ * [[auf]]

+ * [[en|thereupon]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}