Where does “stoombad” come from?

stoombad (Dutch) comes from Dutch stoom, from Middle Dutch stôom, from Old Dutch stōm, from Proto-West Germanic staum, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

stoombad (Dutch): steam bath, sauna

Definitions

  1. steam bath, sauna

Ancestry of “stoombad”, step by step

stoombad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stoom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstoomsteam
2Middle Dutchstôomsteam
3Old Dutchstōm—
4Proto-West Germanicstaumsteam, vapour
5Proto-Germanicstaumazsteam, vapour
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Dutch bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbadbath
2Middle Dutchbatbath; better; comparative degree of wel;...
3Old Dutchbat—
4Proto-Germanicbatizcomparative degree of *wela
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic staum →