Where does “famne” come from?

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

famne (Norwegian Nynorsk): to embrace, reach around with one's arms

Definitions

  1. to embrace, reach around with one's arms

Ancestry of “famne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefaðma—
2Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Old Norse faðma →