æþm

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *āþm, from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tmén.

Cognate with Old High German ātum (German Atem), Old Saxon āthom, Old Frisian ethma, Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, soul; self; essence), Dutch adem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /æːθm/, [æːðm]

Noun[edit]

ǣþm m

  1. breathing
  2. breath

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: ethem