Where does “von” come from?

von (German) comes from Middle High German von, from Old High German fon, from Proto-Germanic fanē, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

von (German): from; of, belonging to; by

Definitions

  1. from; of, belonging to; by

Ancestry of “von”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvonfrom
2Old High Germanfonfrom
3Proto-Germanicfanēfrom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “von”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanē →