Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faþmōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *faþmaz (“fathom, outstretched arms”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑθ.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*faþmōną[1][2]

  1. to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms
  2. to embrace, to hug

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *faþmō *faþmǭ — *faþmōi ?
2nd singular *faþmōsi *faþmōs *faþmō *faþmōsai *faþmōsau
3rd singular *faþmōþi *faþmō *faþmōþau *faþmōþai *faþmōþau
1st dual *faþmōs *faþmōw — — —
2nd dual *faþmōþiz *faþmōþiz *faþmōþiz — —
1st plural *faþmōmaz *faþmōm — *faþmōnþai *faþmōnþau
2nd plural *faþmōþ *faþmōþ *faþmōþ *faþmōnþai *faþmōnþau
3rd plural *faþmōnþi *faþmōn *faþmōnþau *faþmōnþai *faþmōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *faþmōdǭ *faþmōdēdį̄
2nd singular *faþmōdēz *faþmōdēdīz
3rd singular *faþmōdē *faþmōdēdī
1st dual *faþmōdēdū *faþmōdēdīw
2nd dual *faþmōdēdudiz *faþmōdēdīdiz
1st plural *faþmōdēdum *faþmōdēdīm
2nd plural *faþmōdēdud *faþmōdēdīd
3rd plural *faþmōdēdun *faþmōdēdīn
present past
participles *faþmōndz *faþmōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *faþmōn
    • Old English: fæðmian
      • Middle English: fathmen, fadmen
    • Old Frisian: *fethmia
      • West Frisian: fiemje
    • Old Saxon: *fathmōn
      • Middle Low German: vādemen
    • Old Dutch: *fathmon
      • Middle Dutch: vādemen
        • Dutch: vademen
    • Old High German: fadamōn, fadumōn
  • Old Norse: faðma

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*faþma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132: “*faþmōjan-”
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*faþmōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
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