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Where does “Badehose” come from?

Badehose (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.

Badehose (German): A pair of swimming trunks

Definitions

  1. A pair of swimming trunks

Ancestry of “Badehose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbadento bathe
2Middle High Germanbaden—
3Old High Germanbadōn—
4Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
5Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →