Where does “eimbað” come from?

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

eimbað (Icelandic): steam bath, sauna

Definitions

  1. steam bath, sauna

Ancestry of “eimbað”, step by step

eimbað traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbaðbath; bathroom
2Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
3Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via Icelandic eimur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceimursteam, vapour
2Old Norseeimrreek, vapor
3Proto-Germanicaimazsteam, smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Old Norse bað →