Where does “badjas” come from?
badjas (Dutch) comes from Dutch bad, from Middle Dutch bat, from Old Dutch bat, from Proto-Germanic batiz — comparative degree of *wela.
badjas (Dutch): bathrobe
Ancestry of “badjas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bad | bath |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bat | bath; better; comparative degree of wel;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | batiz | comparative degree of *wela |