Where does “vadem” come from?
vadem (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vadem, from Old Dutch fatham, from Proto-West Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.
vadem (Dutch): fathom
Ancestry of “vadem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vadem | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fatham | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *faþm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | faþmaz | outstretched arms; embrace; fathom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |