Where does “von” come from?
von (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German von, 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 (Norwegian Nynorsk): hope; expectation; likelyhood, eventuality
Definitions
- hope; expectation; likelyhood, eventuality
Ancestry of “von”, step by step
von traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German von
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | von | from; of, belonging to; by |
| 2 | Middle High German | von | from |
| 3 | Old High German | fon | from |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fanē | from |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |