An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/von

by Friedrich Kluge

von, prep., ‘of, from, concerning,’ from the equiv. MidHG. von, vone (dial. van), OHG. fona (fana); corresponding to OSax. fon, fan, fana, ‘of,’ Du. van. The pre-Teut. pana, on which the word is based, is rightly regarded as an extension of the shortened Aryan form apo, which is discussed under ab.