faðmur
Icelandic
/ˈfaðmʏr/
noun
Definitions
- outstreched arms, embracing arms
- fathom
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse faðmr inherited from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (embrace, armful).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*faþmaz
Gloss
embrace, armful
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- fathom English
- fathomability English
- fathomable English
- fathomer English
- fathometer English
- fathomless English
- fathomly English
- unfathom English
- unfathomability English
- unfathomable English
- *pat- Proto-Indo-European
- *pet- Proto-Indo-European
- *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European
- favn Norwegian Bokmål
- *faþmaz Proto-Germanic
- famn Swedish
- fæþm Old English
- fathome Middle English
- faðmr Old Norse
- fadam Old High German
- fadum Old High German
- favnur Faroese
- vadem Middle High German
- Fuedem Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *faþm gmw-pro
- *fatham Old Dutch
- baadom Cimbrian
- badaman Cimbrian
- fağn Scanian