Where does “Faddem” come from?

Faddem (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German fadum, from Proto-Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

Faddem (Central Franconian): thread

Definitions

  1. thread

Ancestry of “Faddem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfadum—
2Proto-Germanic*faþm—
3Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *faþm →
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