von
Meaning
- from
- of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
- by (with passive voice)
- about, of (a topic)
- on, with (a resource)
Concepts
Synonyms
von … her
vonseiten
von Seiten
in bezug auf
in betreff
in Hinsicht auf
unter hervor
von … an
von … aus
von…aus
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɔn/
Etymology
From Middle High German von (“from”), from Old High German fon, fona (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *afanē, *fanē, *funē (“from”), compound of *afa (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“from, off”)) + *ana (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on”)). Cognate with Old Saxon fana, fan (“from”), Dutch van (“from; of”), Old Frisian fon (“from”).
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Sentences
Seine Frau 👩 unterrichtet Deutsch
in einer von ihr gegründeten Sprachschule .
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His wife teaches German at a language school she founded.
Nach seiner Schulausbildung wurde Busch Schauspieler und Autor von Theaterstücken .
After his school education, Busch became an actor and author of plays.
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