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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:
    • Old Dutch: *fathmon
      • Middle Dutch: vademen
        • Dutch: vademen
    • Old High German: fadamōn
  • 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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