Where does “baþ” come from?

baþ (Middle English) comes from Old English bæþ, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

baþ (Middle English): Alternative form of bath

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bath

Ancestry of “baþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbæþbath; baptismal font
2Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
3Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “baþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →