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Where does “Otem” come from?

Otem (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German ādum, from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.

Otem (Luxembourgish): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “Otem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanādum—
2Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén- →