Where does “æþm” come from?
æþm (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic āþm, from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.
æþm (Old English): breathing; breath
Ancestry of “æþm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | āþm | breath, breathing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ēþmaz | breath, breathing; spirit; breeze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eh₁tmén- | — |