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Where does “bā þā” come from?

bā þā (Old English) comes from Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic bai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁.

bā þā (Old English): both the; both those

Definitions

  1. both the; both those

Ancestry of “bā þā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebáðirboth
2Proto-Germanicbaiboth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁—

Words derived from “bā þā”

  • both
  • bath
  • bathroom
  • bathing
  • booth
  • bathtub
  • bathrobe
  • bloodbath
  • bathwater
  • birdbath
  • bothy
  • tollbooth
  • footbath
  • sunbath
  • showerbath
  • dyebath
  • bathless
  • batheth
  • bathrobed
  • bathful
  • monobath
  • boothlike
  • bathest
  • boothless
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