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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *faþmaz.

Noun

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*faþm m[1]

  1. outstretched arms
  2. embrace
  3. fathom

Inflection

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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

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331:PWGmc *faþm