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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *āththem | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | āþm | breath, breathing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ēþmaz | breath, breathing; spirit; breeze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eh₁tmén- | — |