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Where does “fon” come from?

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

fon (Old High German): from

Definitions

  1. from

Ancestry of “fon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfanēfrom
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “fon”

  • davonkommen
  • von
  • davoneilen
  • vonnöten
  • davonfahren
  • davon
  • davonlaufen
  • von
  • von
  • פֿון
  • fon
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