Where does “skumbad” come from?

skumbad (Danish) comes from Danish båd, from Old Danish baat, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

skumbad (Danish): bubble bath

Definitions

  1. bubble bath

Ancestry of “skumbad”, step by step

skumbad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish båd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbådboat
2Old Danishbaat—
3Old Norsebátrboat
4Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
5Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
6Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Danish skum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskumfoam, froth; foam
2Middle High Germanschūm—
3Old High Germanscūm—
4Proto-West Germanicskūmfroth, foam
5Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Swedish bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbada bath, the act of bathing; a bath, a place for...
2Old Swedishbädhbath
3Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
4Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →