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Where does “bath” come from?

Bath comes from Old English bæþ, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁-.

bath (English): A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub;...

Definitions

  1. A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub;...

Ancestry of “bath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbathAlternative form of bothe; A bath or pool,...
2Old Englishbæþbath; baptismal font
3Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
4Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bath”

  • bathroom
  • bathing
  • bathtub
  • bathrobe
  • bloodbath
  • bathwater
  • birdbath
  • footbath
  • sunbath
  • showerbath
  • dyebath
  • bathless
  • batheth
  • bathrobed
  • bathful
  • monobath
  • bathest
  • bathkeeper
  • eyebath
  • overbathing
  • bathplug
  • bathlike
  • bathroomless
  • hydrobath
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