Where does “badekar” come from?

badekar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kår, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

badekar (Norwegian Bokmål): a bathtub or bath

Definitions

  1. a bathtub or bath

Ancestry of “badekar”, step by step

badekar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkårimperative of kåre
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →
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