Where does “kikkerbad” come from?

kikkerbad (Dutch) comes from Dutch bad, from Middle Dutch bat, from Old Dutch bat, from Proto-Germanic batiz — comparative degree of *wela.

kikkerbad (Dutch): shallow children's pool

Definitions

  1. shallow children's pool

Ancestry of “kikkerbad”, step by step

kikkerbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbadbath
2Middle Dutchbatbath; better; comparative degree of wel;...
3Old Dutchbat—
4Proto-Germanicbatizcomparative degree of *wela

via Dutch kikker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkikkerA frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order...
2Dutchkikkento croak, sound like a frog
Every word from Proto-Germanic batiz →