Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “bath” come from?

bath (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Ancestry of “bath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*baþ—
2Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bath”

  • badmat
  • bad
  • stoombad
  • heteluchtbad
  • badpak
  • bloedbad
  • kikkerbad
  • badjas
  • badkuip
  • stortbad
  • badkamer
  • vloedzwembad
  • zwembad
  • bat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →