Where does “fæþm” come from?

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

fæþm (Old English): the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom;...

Definitions

  1. the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom;...

Ancestry of “fæþm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fæþm”

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