davon

From Middle High German dāvon, darvon, dar von, equivalent to da +‎ von. Cognate with Dutch daarvan.

• IPA^(key): /daˈfɔn/

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davon

1. 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

• In colloquial spoken German, especially in Northern Germany, adverbs such as this one may occur separated:^[1]

  Davon weiß ich nichts. = (colloquial) Da weiß ich nichts von. ― I don't know anything about that.

• das kommt davon

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