fæþm
Old English
noun
Definitions
- the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom
- envelopment, grasp, control, power
- fathom (measurement); cubit
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (embrace, armful) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (fly, spread out, fall).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*peth₂-
Gloss
fly, spread out, fall
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Poyntzpass English
- by-pass English
- bypass English
- circumpass English
- fathom English
- forpass English
- forthpass English
- ghetto pass English
- hall pass English
- hallpass English
- handpass English
- highpass English
- impassable English
- lowpass English
- multi-pass English
- onpass English
- outpass English
- overpass English
- pass English
- passband English
- passbook English
- passcard English
- passcode English
- passen English
- passer English
- passest English
- passeth English
- passholder English
- passimeter English
- passing English
- passkey English
- passless English
- passman English
- passphrase English
- passport English
- passroll English
- passthought English
- passthrough English
- passwall English
- passway English
- password English
- patently English
- portpass English
- pussy pass English
- repass English
- surpass English
- thoroughpass English
- transpass English
- underpass English
- unpass English
- userpass English
- syltä Finnish
- expandere Latin
- impetus Latin
- pactum Latin
- pandō Latin
- pateo Latin
- pateō Latin
- patibulum Latin
- penna Latin
- petere Latin
- petilus Latin
- petītus Latin
- repetō, repetere, repeto Latin
- Ariadnefaden German
- Bindfaden German
- Diskussionsfaden German
- Faden German
- Fadenlauf German
- Fadenwurm German
- Fädchen German
- Glühfaden German
- Goldfaden German
- Lebensfaden German
- Leitfaden German
- Seidenfaden German
- Silberfaden German
- Spinnfaden German
- Wollfaden German
- fadennackend German
- fadenscheinig German
- fädeln German
- vadem Dutch, Flemish
- πέταλον Ancient Greek
- πέταλος Ancient Greek
- πέτασος Ancient Greek
- πέτηλος Ancient Greek
- πέτομαι Ancient Greek
- πετάννυμι Ancient Greek
- ποταμός Ancient Greek
- πτέρυξ Ancient Greek
- πτερωτός Ancient Greek
- πτωτικός Ancient Greek
- πτωτός Ancient Greek
- πτῶμα Ancient Greek
- πτῶσις Ancient Greek
- ἀπόπτωσις Ancient Greek
- ἵπταμαι Ancient Greek
- *pat- Proto-Indo-European
- *pet- Proto-Indo-European
- *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *péth₂eti Proto-Indo-European
- *péth₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *péth₂r̥, pth₂én- Proto-Indo-European
- *pípth₂- Proto-Indo-European
- favn Norwegian Bokmål
- *faþmaz Proto-Germanic
- *fiþriją Proto-Germanic
- famn Swedish
- パス Japanese
- पतति Sanskrit
- पातयति Sanskrit
- fathome Middle English
- passen Middle English
- faðmr Old Norse
- fiðraðr Old Norse
- fjaðraðr Old Norse
- *pъtakъ Proto-Slavic
- fadeno Esperanto
- faðmur Icelandic
- vadem Middle Dutch
- fadam Old High German
- fadum Old High German
- పాసగు Telugu
- favnur Faroese
- Fuedem Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *faþm gmw-pro
- *fatham Old Dutch
- *ɸanssā Proto-Celtic
- *ɸettiyā Proto-Celtic
- 派司 Chinese
- pasi Swahili
- *patnō Proto-Italic
- phasa Zulu
- ipasi Xhosa
- lipasi Swati
- ἵπταμαι grc-koi
- fağn Scanian