Where does “āþm” come from?

āþm (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén-.

āþm (Proto-West Germanic): breath, breathing

Definitions

  1. breath, breathing

Ancestry of “āþm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “āþm”

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