Where does “אָטעמען” come from?

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

אָטעמען (Yiddish): to breathe; plural of אָטעם

Definitions

  1. to breathe; plural of אָטעם

Ancestry of “אָטעמען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanātamōn—
2Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₁tmén- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþmaz →Every word from Old High German ātamōn →