Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faþm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faþmaz.

Noun

*faþm m

1. outstretched arms
2. embrace
3. fathom

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*faþm
Genitive	*faþmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*faþm	*faþmō, *faþmōs
Accusative	*faþm	*faþmā
Genitive	*faþmas	*faþmō
Dative	*faþmē	*faþmum
Instrumental	*faþmu	*faþmum

Derived terms

• *faþmijan
• *faþmōn

Descendants

• Old English: fæþm
  • Middle English: fathome, fadome
    • Scots: faddom
    • English: fathom
• Old Frisian: fethem, fethm
  • Saterland Frisian: Fäidem, Fäden
  • West Frisian: fiem
• Old Saxon: fathm
  • Middle Low German: vādem
    • German Low German: Faam
    • Low German: fadem, faem
• Old Dutch: *fatham
  • Middle Dutch: vādem, vāem (late)
    • Dutch: vadem, vaam
      • Afrikaans: vadem, vaam
    • Limburgish: vaam (“thread”), vadem (“fathom”)
• Old High German: fadam, fadum
  • Middle High German: vadem, vaden
    • Central Franconian: Faddem, Foadem, Fodem, Fadem, Farem
      • Luxembourgish: Fuedem
    • Cimbrian: vaadom, baadom (Mezzaselva)
    • German: Faden