Where does “Stahlbad” come from?

Stahlbad (German) comes from German Stahl, from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.

Stahlbad (German): bath in ferriferous water

Definitions

  1. bath in ferriferous water

Ancestry of “Stahlbad”, step by step

Stahlbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStahlsteel
2Middle High Germanstahelsteel
3Old High Germanstahal
4Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
5Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
6Proto-Germanicstah-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

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 steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk-