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

Definitions

  1. breathing gas

Ancestry of “Atemgas”, step by step

Atemgas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Atem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAtembreath
2Middle High Germanātem—
3Old High Germanādum—
4Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—

via German Gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGasgas matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén- →