Where does “fathomableness” come from?
fathomableness (English) comes from English fathomable, 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.
fathomableness (English): The quality of being fathomable
Definitions
- The quality of being fathomable
Ancestry of “fathomableness”, step by step
fathomableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fathomable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fathomable | able to be to fathomed |
| 2 | English | fathom | Grasp, envelopment, control; An English unit of... |
| 3 | Middle English | fathome | — |
| 4 | Old English | fæþm | the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *faþm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faþmaz | outstretched arms; embrace; fathom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |