Where does “faden” come from?

faden (German) comes 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.

faden (German): yarn, thread

Definitions

  1. yarn, thread

Ancestry of “faden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvademthread
2Old High Germanfadum—
3Proto-Germanic*faþm—
4Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “faden”

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