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Where does “fadennackend” come from?

fadennackend (German) comes 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.

fadennackend (German): Completely naked

Definitions

  1. Completely naked

Ancestry of “fadennackend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfaden
2Middle High Germanvadem—
3Old High Germanfadum—
4Proto-Germanic*faþm—
5Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →