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...
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- A large container for holding water in which a...
Ancestry of “bathtub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Bath | — |
| 2 | Middle English | baþ | Alternative form of bath |
| 3 | Old English | bæþ | bath; baptismal font |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baþ | bath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |