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Where does “*faþm” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*faþm”, step by step

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