Where does “*āththem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*āththem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*āththem

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþmazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic āþm