Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēþmaz

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēþmaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tmén-. Compare Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːθ.mɑz/

Noun

*ēþmaz m

1. breath, breathing

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *ēþmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ēþmaz	*ēþmōz, *ēþmōs
vocative	*ēþm	*ēþmōz, *ēþmōs
accusative	*ēþmą	*ēþmanz
genitive	*ēþmas, *ēþmis	*ēþmǫ̂
dative	*ēþmai	*ēþmamaz
instrumental	*ēþmō	*ēþmamiz

Related terms

• *anadô
• *anadōną
• *anþijaną
• *anþą

Descendants

• Old English: ǣþm
  • Middle English: ethem
• Old Saxon: āthom, āðom
• Old Frisian: ethma, ádema, óm, amma, omma
• Old Dutch: *āthom
  • Middle Dutch: âdem
    • Dutch: adem
• Old High German: ātum, ātam
  • Middle High German: ātem
    • Cimbrian: aatom
    • German: Atem, Odem (influenced by Low German)
    • Yiddish: אָטעם‎ (otem)