Where does “bathen” come from?

bathen (Middle English) comes from Old English baþian, from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bathen (Middle English): To put something or someone in water; To bathe;...

Definitions

  1. To put something or someone in water; To bathe;...

Ancestry of “bathen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bathen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn →
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