eom

See also: EOM

Old English

Alternative forms

eam, æm, am

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *immi (“I am”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“I am, I exist”), a form of the verb *wesaną. Akin to Old Norse em, emi (“I am”), Gothic 𐌹𐌼 (im, “I am”), Old High German bim (“I am”), Ancient Greek εἰμί (eimí), Sanskrit अस्मि (ásmi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eo̯m/

Verb

eom

first-person singular present indicative of wesan

Descendants

English: am

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