Where does “ataman” come from?
ataman (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German ātemen, from Old High German ātamōn, from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.
ataman (Cimbrian): to breathe
Ancestry of “ataman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | ātemen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ātamōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ēþmaz | breath, breathing; spirit; breeze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eh₁tmén- | — |