Where does “fæþme” come from?

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

fæþme (Old English): outstretched or encircling arms, embrace, grasp,...

Definitions

  1. outstretched or encircling arms, embrace, grasp,...

Ancestry of “fæþme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fæþme”

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