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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faþmōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *faþmaz (fathom, outstretched arms) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑθ.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*faþmōną[1][2]

  1. to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms
  2. to embrace, to hug

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *faþmōn
    • Old English: fæðmian
      • Middle English: fathmen, fadmen
    • Old Frisian: *fethmia
      • West Frisian: fiemje
    • Old Saxon: *fathmōn
      • Middle Low German: vādemen
    • Old Dutch: *fathmon
      • Middle Dutch: vādemen
        • Dutch: vademen
    • Old High German: fadamōn, fadumōn
  • Old Norse: faðma

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*faþma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132:*faþmōjan-
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*faþmōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
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