Where does “bähen” come from?

bähen (German) comes from Middle High German bæhen, from Old High German bāen, from Proto-Germanic bēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bähen (German): to toast, to roast; to heat, to warm; to bleat

Definitions

  1. to toast, to roast; to heat, to warm; to bleat

Ancestry of “bähen”, step by step

bähen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bæhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbæhen—
2Old High Germanbāen—
3Proto-GermanicbēanąTo warm; To foment; To bathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via German bäh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanbähAlternative form of bah
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bēaną →Every word from Old High German bāen →