No. 7,123 in German
from
The German word "fromm" means "pious" or "devout" in English.
In a sentence
Ich komme aus Deutschland.
I come from Germany.
The word 'aus' is used here to denote origin or source, indicating the country from which the person originates.
Er erhielt einen Brief von seinem Freund.
He received a letter from his friend.
The word 'von' in this sentence reflects the source of the letter being the friend, describing the sender.
Von hier aus können wir den Turm sehen.
From here, we can see the tower.
The word 'von' is used in conjunction with 'hier' (here) to describe the starting point of the observation, indicating the point from which the action is performed.
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