Where does “bæþ” come from?

bæþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bæþ (Old English): bath; baptismal font

Definitions

  1. bath; baptismal font

Ancestry of “bæþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
2Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bæþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →