Where does “sólbað” come from?

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

sólbað (Icelandic): sunbath

Definitions

  1. sunbath

Ancestry of “sólbað”, step by step

sólbað 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 sól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsólthe sun; sun
2Old Norsesólsun
3Proto-Germanic*sōl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Old Norse bað →