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
Ancestry of “of”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | af | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | af | of; out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |