Where does “bað” come from?

bað (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bað (Icelandic): bath; bathroom

Definitions

  1. bath; bathroom

Ancestry of “bað”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
2Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bað”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Old Norse bað →
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