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Where does “hydrobath” come from?

hydrobath (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.

hydrobath (English): A dog bath, often mobile on a trailer or in a...

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  1. A dog bath, often mobile on a trailer or in a...

Ancestry of “hydrobath”, step by step

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