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German
Etymology
Past participle of an unusual or southern daherlaufen with the sense of herbeilaufen (“to arrive”), vorbeilaufen (“to pass by”); thus “whoever happens to walk by”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈheːrɡəˌlaʊ̯fən/, ,
Adjective
dahergelaufen (strong nominative masculine singular dahergelaufener, not comparable)
- (often with irgendein or jeder) random; with the notion of all and sundry; Tom, Dick and Harry