Where does “fatham” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fatham”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fatham”

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