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Where does “bāden” come from?

bāden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bathon, from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Ancestry of “bāden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbathonto bathe
2Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
3Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bāden”

  • zonnebaden
  • baden
  • baadster
  • bader
  • badderen
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