von

German (Berlin)

/fɔn/

preposition
Definitions
  • from
  • of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
  • by (with passive voice)
  • about, of (a topic)
  • on, with (a resource)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German von (from) inherited from Old High German fon (from) inherited from Proto-Germanic *afanē derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away, from), *h₂en- (on, up, ancestor, onto, on high, old woman).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂en-

Gloss

on, up, ancestor, onto, on high, old woman

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Kanji

上

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