Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faþmijaną
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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”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms
- to span
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*faþma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132: “*faþmjan-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*faþmjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95