Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faþm
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *faþmaz.
Noun[edit]
*faþm m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| 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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: fæþm
- Old Frisian: fethem, fethm
- Old Saxon: fathm
- Old Dutch: *fatham
- Old High German: fadam, fadum
References[edit]
- ^ 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”