från

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See also: fran, Fran, frân, and frãn

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish frān, extended (with unexplained -n) from older Old Swedish frā (compare the archaic/dialectal alternative form frå), a proclitic form of Old Swedish fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (from), from Proto-Germanic *promo- (forth, forward).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /froːn/, /frɔn/
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Preposition

från

  1. from

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