Where does “baða” come from?
baða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse baða, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.
baða (Icelandic): to bathe, to give a bath
Ancestry of “baða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | baða | to bathe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baþōną | to bathe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |