"I'm from <city> but my roots go as far (back?) as<region>."
When someone asks me "Where are you from?", would an answer like this be grammatically correct? If not, what compound verb should I use?
g. I was born in Milwaukee but my roots go back to the Palatinate.
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e.g.
I was born in Milwaukee but my roots go back to the Palatinate.