Where does “אָטעם” come from?

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

אָטעם (Yiddish): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “אָטעם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanātem—
2Old High Germanādum—
3Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz →Every word from Old High German ādum →