Where does “âsem” come from?

âsem (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *āththem, from Proto-West Germanic āþm, from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.

Ancestry of “âsem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*āththem—
2Proto-West Germanicāþmbreath, breathing
3Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—

Words derived from “âsem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic āþm →