Where does “fathomable” come from?

fathomable (English) comes from English fathom, from Middle English fathome, from Old English fæþm, from Proto-Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

fathomable (English): able to be to fathomed

Definitions

  1. able to be to fathomed

Ancestry of “fathomable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfathomGrasp, envelopment, control; An English unit of...
2Middle Englishfathome—
3Old Englishfæþmthe outstretched arms; embrace, bosom;...
4Proto-Germanic*faþm—
5Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “fathomable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *faþm →