Where does “von” come from?

von (Middle High German) comes 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 (Middle High German): from

Definitions

  1. from

Ancestry of “von”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfonfrom
2Proto-Germanicfanēfrom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-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 →