Where does “from” come from?

from (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vrome, from Old Saxon fruma, from Proto-Germanic frumô — first.

from (Danish): pious, devout; innocent

Definitions

  1. pious, devout; innocent

Ancestry of “from”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvrome—
2Old Saxonfruma—
3Proto-Germanicfrumôfirst
Every word from Proto-Germanic frumô →Every word from Old Saxon fruma →Every word from Middle Low German vrome →