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Where does “ātamōn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ātamōn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ātamōn”

  • aufatmen
  • einatmen
  • Einatmung
  • atmen
  • ātemen
  • אָטעמען
  • ataman
  • ödeme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén- →