Where does “from” come from?
from (Middle English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
from (Middle English): from
Definitions
- from
Ancestry of “from”, step by step
from traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English from
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | from | bold, firm, resolute |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *fram | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old Norse frá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | frá | from, away from, about; away; hence, henceforth |
via Old English fram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fram | from; forward |