fæþm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-. Cognate with Old Saxon faþmos; Dutch vadem, vaam; Old High German fadum (German Faden), Old Norse faðmr (Icelandic faðmur, Danish favn, Swedish famn). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πετάννυμι (petánnumi) and Latin pateō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fæðm/
Noun
fæþm m (nominative plural fæþmas)
- the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom
- envelopment, grasp, control, power
- fathom (measurement); cubit
Descendants
- English: fathom