Where does “ǣþm” come from?

ǣþm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.

ǣþm (Old English): air, breath, breathing; vapor; blast; hole to...

Definitions

  1. air, breath, breathing; vapor; blast; hole to...

Ancestry of “ǣþm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ǣþm”

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