Where does “badebukse” come from?

badebukse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk både, from Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic bai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

badebukse (Norwegian Nynorsk): swimming trunks

Definitions

  1. swimming trunks

Ancestry of “badebukse”, step by step

badebukse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk både

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbådeboth
2Old Norsebáðirboth
3Proto-Germanicbaiboth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both

via Norwegian Nynorsk bukse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbuksetrousers
2Middle Low Germanbuxe—
3Middle Low Germanhôse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bai →Every word from Old Norse báðir →