Where does “Badesalz” come from?

Badesalz (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.

Badesalz (German): bath salt

Definitions

  1. bath salt

Ancestry of “Badesalz”, step by step

Badesalz 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 salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn →