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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "es-kommt-drauf-an" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "es-kommt-drauf-an" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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Is there any real difference in meaning or use between Es hängt davon ab and Das kommt drauf an?
I’d say that “hängt davon ab” is more for ACTUAL dependency, while “kommt drauf an” can be for non-correlated things.
– Was essen wir?
– Kommt drauf an, worauf du Appetit hast.
– Was essen wir?
– Das hängt davon ab, worauf du Appetit hast.
The second one sounds a little more like there’s causal relationship between the person’s appetite and dinner choice. Like the person always determines it.
The first one is more casual sounding and leans more toward “Well that’s up to you.”
So “kommt drauf an” leans more toward “is up to”.
But the overlap is definitely big.
Thanks Emanuel