Where does “badebukse” come from?

badebukse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål både, from Norwegian Bokmål bad, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

badebukse (Norwegian Bokmål): swimming trunks

Definitions

  1. swimming trunks

Ancestry of “badebukse”, step by step

badebukse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål både

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbådeboth
2Norwegian Bokmålbada bath; a bathroom; imperative of bade
3Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
4Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via Norwegian Bokmål bukse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbuksetrousers or pants
2Middle Low Germanbuxe—
3Middle Low Germanhôse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Old Norse bað →