Where does “Baden” come from?

Baden (English) comes from German baden, from Middle High German baden, from Old High German badōn, from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Baden (English): Baden-Baden, a spa town in Germany

Definitions

  1. Baden-Baden, a spa town in Germany

Ancestry of “Baden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbadento bathe
2Middle High Germanbaden(literally or figuratively) to bathe
3Old High Germanbadōnto bathe
4Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
5Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “Baden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn →