Where does “âdem” come from?
âdem (Middle Dutch) comes from Arabic آدَم, from Arabic آدَمُ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.
âdem (Middle Dutch): breath
Definitions
- breath
Ancestry of “âdem”, step by step
âdem traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic آدَم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | آدَم | Adam |
| 2 | Arabic | آدَمُ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | אָדָם | earth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person |
| 4 | Hebrew | אדמה | earth, soil, land |
via Old Dutch āthom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | āthom | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | āþm | breath, breathing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ēþmaz | breath, breathing; spirit; breeze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eh₁tmén- | — |
via Old Saxon athom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | athom | — |