Where does “ādum” come from?

ādum (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.

Ancestry of “ādum”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	ēþmaz	breath, breathing; spirit; breeze
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₁eh₁tmén-	—

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