Where does “Bath County” come from?

Bath County (English) comes from English bath, from Middle English bath, from Old English bæþ, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Ancestry of “Bath County”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbathA tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub;...
2Middle EnglishbathAlternative form of bothe; A bath or pool,...
3Old Englishbæþbath; baptismal font
4Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
5Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →