Where does “asem” come from?

asem (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch asem, from Middle Dutch âsem, from Old Dutch *āththem, from Proto-West Germanic āþm, from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.

asem (Afrikaans): breath; to breathe

Definitions

  1. breath; to breathe

Ancestry of “asem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchasemAlternative form of adem; breath
2Middle Dutchâsem—
3Old Dutch*āththem—
4Proto-West Germanicāþmbreath, breathing
5Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic āþm →