Where does “bathe” come from?

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

bathe (Middle English): Alternative form of bothe; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bothe; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “bathe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishBaþan—
2Old Englishbæþbath; baptismal font
3Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
4Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →