Where does “baden” come from?

baden (German) comes 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.

baden (German): to bathe

Definitions

  1. to bathe

Ancestry of “baden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbaden(literally or figuratively) to bathe
2Old High Germanbadōnto bathe
3Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
4Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “baden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn →