Where does “bath kimono” come from?

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

bath kimono (English): A bathrobe in the style of a Japanese kimono

Definitions

  1. A bathrobe in the style of a Japanese kimono

Ancestry of “bath kimono”, step by step

bath kimono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBathAn English marquisate
2Middle EnglishbaþAlternative form of bath
3Old Englishbæþbath; baptismal font
4Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
5Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via English kimono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkimonoA traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front...
2Japanese着物a kimono
3Japanese物thing; story, genre
4Japanese物言いa way of speaking, wording
5Japanese物言うto talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →