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

Definitions

  1. fathom

Ancestry of “vadem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvadem—
2Old Dutchfatham—
3Proto-West Germanic*faþmoutstretched arms
4Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *faþm →