Where does “bathrobe” come from?
Bathrobe derives from English bath and robe, with bath from Old English bæþ, Frankish rouba, and Proto-Germanic raubō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
bathrobe (English): A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be...
Definitions
- A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be...
Ancestry of “bathrobe”, step by step
bathrobe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English robe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | robe | A long loose outer garment, often signifying... |
| 2 | Middle English | robe | robe; The garments an individual is wearing |
| 3 | Old French | robe | booty; spoils; piece of clothing |
| 4 | Frankish | rouba | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raub | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raubō | rift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | reup- | to break; to tear, peel |