Where does “bathtub” come from?

Bathtub derives from English bath, which comes from Hebrew בַּת, Old English bæþ, Proto-West Germanic baþ, Proto-Germanic baþą, and Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁-.

bathtub (English): A large container for holding water in which a...

Definitions

  1. A large container for holding water in which a...

Ancestry of “bathtub”, step by step

bathtub 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 tub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or...
2Middle Englishtubbetub
3Middle Dutchtubbe—

Words derived from “bathtub”

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