Where does “fon” come from?

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

fon (Old Saxon): Alternative form of fan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fan

Ancestry of “fon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfanfrom
2Proto-Germanicfanēfrom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanē →