Where does “vadem” come from?

vadem (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fatham, from Proto-West Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

Ancestry of “vadem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfatham—
2Proto-West Germanic*faþmoutstretched arms
3Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “vadem”

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