Where does “bad” come from?

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

bad (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bath; a bathroom; past of be

Definitions

  1. a bath; a bathroom; past of be

Ancestry of “bad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
2Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Old Norse bað →