Where does “of” come from?

of (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German af, from Old Saxon af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

of (German Low German): from; away; from; off

Definitions

  1. from; away; from; off

Ancestry of “of”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanaf—
2Old Saxonafof; out
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Saxon af →