Where does “Atemgas” come from?
Atemgas (German) comes from German Atem, from Middle High German ātem, from Old High German ādum, from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.
Atemgas (German): breathing gas
Ancestry of “Atemgas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Atem | breath |
| 2 | Middle High German | ātem | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ādum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēþmaz | breath, breathing; spirit; breeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eh₁tmén- | — |