"von" meaning in German

See von in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /fɔn/, [fɔn] Audio: De-von.ogg
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|von||from}} Middle High German von (“from”), {{inh|de|goh|fon}} Old High German fon, {{m|goh|fona||from}} fona (“from”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*afanē}} Proto-Germanic *afanē, {{m|gem-pro|*fanē}} *fanē, {{m|gem-pro|*funē||from}} *funē (“from”), {{m|gem-pro|*afa}} *afa, {{der|de|ine-pro|*h₂epó||from, off}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“from, off”), {{m|gem-pro|*ana}} *ana, {{der|de|ine-pro|*h₂en-||on}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on”), {{cog|osx|fana}} Old Saxon fana, {{m|osx|fan||from}} fan (“from”), {{cog|nl|van||from; of}} Dutch van (“from; of”), {{cog|ofs|fon||from}} Old Frisian fon (“from”) Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} von
  1. from Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-von-de-prep-dYV6RYmZ
  2. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-von-de-prep-dhi3s2Ke Categories (other): German usage examples with omitted translation
  3. by (with passive voice) Tags: with-dative Synonyms: durch
    Sense id: en-von-de-prep-CQir5ilW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 26 61 2 6 Disambiguation of German prepositions: 15 24 32 13 16
  4. about, of (a topic) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-von-de-prep-s-HPCjrD
  5. on, with (a resource) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-von-de-prep-QAf~aDYH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vom Related terms: -s

Alternative forms

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        {
          "english": "I heard it from my sister.",
          "text": "Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört.",
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        {
          "english": "You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)",
          "text": "Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben.",
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