Where does “baðirúm” come from?

baðirúm (Faroese) comes from Faroese baða, from Old Norse baða, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

baðirúm (Faroese): bathroom

Definitions

  1. bathroom

Ancestry of “baðirúm”, step by step

baðirúm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese baða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebaðato bathe
2Old Norsebaðato bathe
3Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via Faroese rúm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeserúmspace; room
2Old Norserúmroom; space
3Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Old Norse baða →