Where does “abfädeln” come from?

abfädeln (German) comes from German fädeln, from German faden, from Middle High German vadem, from Old High German fadum, from Proto-Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

abfädeln (German): to trim (threads)

Definitions

  1. to trim (threads)

Ancestry of “abfädeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfädelnto thread
2Germanfadenyarn, thread
3Middle High Germanvademthread
4Old High Germanfadum—
5Proto-Germanic*faþm—
6Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
7Proto-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 →