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

bath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English bath

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

via Middle English baþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbaþAlternative form of bath

Words derived from “bath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →