Where does “Schnappatmung” come from?

Schnappatmung (German) comes from German Atmung, from German atmen, from Middle High German ātemen, from Old High German ātamōn, from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.

Schnappatmung (German): agonal respiration

Definitions

  1. agonal respiration

Ancestry of “Schnappatmung”, step by step

Schnappatmung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Atmung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAtmungrespiration, breathing
2Germanatmento breathe
3Middle High Germanātemen—
4Old High Germanātamōn—
5Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—

via German schnappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnappento snap; to catch; to seize; to nab
2Middle High Germansnabento snap, snort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén- →
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