Where does “Schmelzbad” come from?

Schmelzbad (German) comes from German bad, from Middle High German bāt, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Schmelzbad (German): molten metal in a crucible

Definitions

  1. molten metal in a crucible

Ancestry of “Schmelzbad”, step by step

Schmelzbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbadbath
2Middle High Germanbāt—
3Old High Germanbadbath
4Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
5Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via German Schmelz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmelzenamel; glaze, lustre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →