Where does “favne” come from?

favne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse faðma, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

favne (Norwegian Bokmål): to embrace, hug, cover; favne opp - to sound,...

Definitions

  1. to embrace, hug, cover; favne opp - to sound,...

Ancestry of “favne”, step by step

favne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse faðma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefaðma—
2Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Danish favn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfavnarms, embrace; unit of length; armload

Words derived from “favne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Old Norse faðma →