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Where does “bathon” come from?

bathon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bathon (Old Dutch): to bathe

Definitions

  1. to bathe

Ancestry of “bathon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
2Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bathon”

  • zonnebaden
  • baden
  • baadster
  • bader
  • badderen
  • bāden
  • baden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →