Where does “Badeanstalt” come from?

Badeanstalt (German) comes from German baden, from Middle High German baden, from Old High German badōn, from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Badeanstalt (German): bathhouse; public baths, swimming pool

Definitions

  1. bathhouse; public baths, swimming pool

Ancestry of “Badeanstalt”, step by step

Badeanstalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German baden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbadento bathe
2Middle High Germanbaden(literally or figuratively) to bathe
3Old High Germanbadōnto bathe
4Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
5Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via German anstalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananstaltinstitution, public establishment
2Middle High Germananstaltinstitute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn →