Where does “āthom” come from?

āthom (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic āþm, from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.

Ancestry of “āthom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicāþmbreath, breathing
2Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—

Words derived from “āthom”

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