Where does “badedrakt” come from?

badedrakt (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.

badedrakt (Norwegian Bokmål): a swimsuit, bathing suit, swimming costume

Definitions

  1. a swimsuit, bathing suit, swimming costume

Ancestry of “badedrakt”, step by step

badedrakt 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 drakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldraktsuit, costume, outfit, clothing; kit
2Low Germandracht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Old Norse bað →