Where does “bad” come from?
bad (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.
bad (Norwegian Bokmål): a bath; a bathroom; imperative of bade
Definitions
- a bath; a bathroom; imperative of bade
Ancestry of “bad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bað | first-person singular past indicative active of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |