Where does “embathe” come from?

embathe (English) comes from English bathe, from Middle English bathen, from Old English baþian, from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

embathe (English): To bathe

Definitions

  1. To bathe

Ancestry of “embathe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbatheTo clean oneself by immersion in water or using...
2Middle EnglishbathenTo put something or someone in water; To bathe;...
3Old Englishbaþianto bathe
4Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
5Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn →