Where does “vón” come from?
vón (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ón, from Proto-Germanic ēnu, from Proto-Indo-European anew — without.
vón (Faroese): hope, expectation
Ancestry of “vón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | ón | hope, expectation |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ēnu | without |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | anew | without |