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Where does “from” come from?

from (Bislama) comes from English From, from Middle English from, from Old English from, from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

from (Bislama): from; Because of; on account of

Definitions

  1. from; Because of; on account of

Ancestry of “from”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFrom—
2Middle Englishfromfrom
3Old Englishfrombold, firm, resolute
4Proto-West Germanic*fram—
5Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
6Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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