Where does “therefrom” come from?
Therefrom comes from Middle English ther, Old English þær, Proto-Germanic þar, and Proto-Indo-European roots including só, per-, bʰuH-, and pr-.
therefrom (English): From that; from him, her, or it
Definitions
- From that; from him, her, or it
Ancestry of “therefrom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | from | With the source or provenance of or at; With the... |
| 2 | Middle English | from | from |
| 3 | Old English | from | bold, firm, resolute |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fram | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |