Springinsfeld
As Springinsfeld (of I jump into the field ) is defined as a carefree, usually also careless and arrogant young man or even a lively, happy child.
In the Middle Ages it was used in the form of a nickname or a mocking name for the mercenaries or craft boys and the like. Since the end of the 16th century it has been used as a general term for light-footed and carelessness. Not least responsible for this was the figure of Springinsfeld , the name of a companion of Simplicius Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1625–1676).
He appears as a literary figure in various novels.