Where does “Badesee” come from?

Badesee (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.

Badesee (German): lake for swimming

Definitions

  1. lake for swimming

Ancestry of “Badesee”, step by step

Badesee 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 see

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseelake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn