Where does “fom” come from?
fom (Gullah) comes from English From, from Middle English from, from Old English from, from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
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Ancestry of “fom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | From | Used to indicate source or provenance |
| 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 |