Where does “badevand” come from?

badevand (Danish) comes from Danish vand, from Old Danish watn, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

badevand (Danish): bathwater

Definitions

  1. bathwater

Ancestry of “badevand”, step by step

badevand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvandwater; sea; soft drink
2Old Danishwatn—
3Old Norsevatnwater; lake; waterway, river
4Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Danish både

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbådeboth; advantage, profit; to be useful, help
2Old Norsebaðato bathe
3Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →