Where does “fotbad” come from?

fotbad (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fot, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fotbad (Norwegian Bokmål): a footbath

Definitions

  1. a footbath

Ancestry of “fotbad”, step by step

fotbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfota foot
2Old Norsefótra foot
3Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Norwegian Bokmål bad

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 ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →