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Where does “bathynge” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bathynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbathenTo put something or someone in water; To bathe;...
2Old Englishbaþianto bathe
3Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
4Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
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