Where does “Schwimmbad” come from?

Schwimmbad (German) comes from German Schwimmen, from Middle High German swimmen, from Old High German swimman, from Proto-West Germanic swimman, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

Schwimmbad (German): public pool, public swimming pool, baths, swimming bath

Definitions

  1. public pool, public swimming pool, baths, swimming bath

Ancestry of “Schwimmbad”, step by step

Schwimmbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwimmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwimmengerund of schwimmen; swim, the act of swimming
2Middle High Germanswimmento swim
3Old High Germanswimman—
4Proto-West Germanicswimmanto swim
5Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

via German bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbadbath
2Middle High Germanbāt—
3Old High Germanbadbath
4Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
5Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swimman →