davon

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German dāvon, darvon, dar von, equivalent to da +‎ von. Cognate with Dutch daarvan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /daˈfɔn/ === Adverb === davon from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that Bleibt davon! ― Keep off! das kommt davon ― that is the result er ist nicht davon ― he is not far away ==== Usage notes ==== In colloquial spoken German, especially in Northern Germany, adverbs such as this one may occur separated: Davon weiß ich nichts. = (colloquial) Da weiß ich nichts von. ― I don't know anything about that. ==== Derived terms ==== das kommt davon === References === === Further reading === “davon” in Duden online “davon”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)