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
Ancestry of “badetøy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | både | both |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bad | a bath; a bathroom; imperative of bade |
| 3 | Old Norse | bað | first-person singular past indicative active of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |