Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faþmaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *poth₂-mo-s, from *peth₂- (“to spread out; shoulders”), with semantic development "spread out one's arms" > "embrace, armful" > "fathom". Particularly close cognate semantically with Welsh edau (“thread”);[1] note also Lithuanian petys (“shoulder, armpit”) and possibly Ancient Greek ποτᾰμός (potămós, “river, stream; canal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*faþmaz m
Inflection
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *faþmaz | *faþmōz, *faþmōs |
| vocative | *faþm | *faþmōz, *faþmōs |
| accusative | *faþmą | *faþmanz |
| genitive | *faþmas, *faþmis | *faþmǫ̂ |
| dative | *faþmai | *faþmamaz |
| instrumental | *faþmō | *faþmamiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *faþm
- Old Norse: faðmr
- → Proto-Samic: *fāθmē (see there for further descendants)