*faþmaz
Runic: ᚠᚨᚦᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑθ.mɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
- outstretched arms
- embrace
- fathom
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *póth2-mo-s, from an o-grade form of root *peth2- (‘to spread out; fly’) + *-mo-(forms action/result nouns from verb stems). Cognate with Latin pandō (‘to spread or open (out), extend’) and Ancient Greek πέταλος (pétalos) (pétalos, ‘broad, flat’). Related to *faþmijaną (‘to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms; to span’) and *faþmōną (‘to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms; to embrace, to hug’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | faþmaz | faþmōz, faþmōs |
| Acc. | faþmą | faþmanz |
| Gen. | faþmas, faþmis | faþmǫ̂ |
| Dat. | faþmai | faþmamaz |
| Inst. | faþmō | faþmamiz |
| Voc. | faþm | faþmōz, faþmōs |
Descendants
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*faþm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*fatham (Old Dutch)
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vādem, vāem (Middle Dutch)
- vaam, vadem (Limburgish)
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vādem, vāem (Middle Dutch)
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*fatham (Old Dutch)
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*faþm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*fatham (Old Dutch)
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vādem, vāem (Middle Dutch)
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vadem, vaam (Dutch)
- vadem, vaam (Afrikaans)
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vadem, vaam (Dutch)
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vādem, vāem (Middle Dutch)
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*fatham (Old Dutch)
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*faþm (Proto-West Germanic)
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fæþm (Old English)
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fathome, fadome (Middle English)
- fathom (English)
- faddom (Scots)
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fathome, fadome (Middle English)
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fæþm (Old English)
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*faþm (Proto-West Germanic)
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fethem, fethm (Old Frisian)
- Fäidem, Fäden (Saterland Frisian)
- fiem (West Frisian)
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fethem, fethm (Old Frisian)
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*faþm (Proto-West Germanic)
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fadam, fadum (Old High German)
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vadem, vaden (Middle High German)
- Faden (German)
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vadem, vaden (Middle High German)
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fadam, fadum (Old High German)
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*faþm (Proto-West Germanic)
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fadam, fadum (Old High German)
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vadem, vaden (Middle High German)
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Faddem, Foadem, Fodem, Fadem, Farem (Central Franconian)
- Fuedem (Luxembourgish)
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Faddem, Foadem, Fodem, Fadem, Farem (Central Franconian)
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vadem, vaden (Middle High German)
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fadam, fadum (Old High German)
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*faþm (Proto-West Germanic)
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fathm (Old Saxon)
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vādem (Middle Low German)
- Faam (Low German)
- fadem, faem (Low German)
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vādem (Middle Low German)
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fathm (Old Saxon)
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faðmr (Old Norse)
- favnur (Faroese)
- faðmur (Icelandic)
- famn, fabn, fabm (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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faðmr (Old Norse)
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fafn, fathm (Old Danish)
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favn, farm, fadm (Danish)
- favn (Norwegian Bokmål)
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favn, farm, fadm (Danish)
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fafn, fathm (Old Danish)
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faðmr (Old Norse)
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famn, faghn (Old Swedish)
- famn, fagn (Swedish)
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famn, faghn (Old Swedish)
- *fāθmē (Proto-Samic)