Where does “badetøy” come from?

badetøy (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.

badetøy (Norwegian Bokmål): swimwear

Definitions

  1. swimwear

Ancestry of “badetøy”, step by step

badetøy 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 tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Old Norse bað →