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Where does “boblebad” come from?

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

boblebad (Norwegian Bokmål): a whirlpool bath, jacuzzi; bubble bath

Definitions

  1. a whirlpool bath, jacuzzi; bubble bath

Ancestry of “boblebad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbada bath; a bathroom; imperative of bade
2Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
3Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →