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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz.
Noun
*āþm m
- breath, breathing
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*āþm
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| Genitive
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*āþmas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*āþm
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*āþmōs
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| Accusative
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*āþm
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*āþmā
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| Genitive
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*āþmas
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*āþmō
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| Dative
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*āþmē
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*āþmum
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| Instrumental
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*āþmu
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*āþmum
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Alternative reconstructions
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: ǣþm, ǣðm, ēþm, ēðm
- ⇒? Old Frisian: *āthma, *āmma, ēthma, ādema, amma, omma (< *āþmō)
- North Frisian: ome
- Saterland Frisian: Omme
- West Frisian: amme
- Old Saxon: āthom, āthum
- Old Dutch: *āthom; *āththem
- Old High German: ātum, ātam, ātem, ātim, ādum, ādom, ādem, hātam