Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/āþm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz.

Noun

*āþm m

1. breath, breathing

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*āþm
Genitive	*āþmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*āþm	*āþmō, *āþmōs
Accusative	*āþm	*āþmā
Genitive	*āþmas	*āþmō
Dative	*āþmē	*āþmum
Instrumental	*āþmu	*āþmum

Derived terms

• *āþmōn
• *brāþm

Related terms

• *āþmō

Descendants

• Old English: ǣþm, ǣðm, eðm
  • Middle English: ethem
• Old Saxon: āthom, āthum
  • Middle Low German: âdem, âtem, âtmen, âdam
    • German Low German: Aam
• Old Dutch: *āthom; *āththem
  • Middle Dutch: âdem; âessem, âsem
    • Dutch: adem; asem
      • Afrikaans: asem
    • Limburgish: aom, aosem
• Old High German: ātum, ātam, ātem, ātim, ādum, ādom, ādem, hātam
  • Middle High German: ātem, ādem, āten
    • Cimbrian: aatom
    • German: Atem, Odem (influenced by Low German)
    • Hunsrik: Ochtem
    • Yiddish: אָטעם‎ (otem)