Where does “baþian” come from?

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

baþian (Old English): to bathe

Definitions

  1. to bathe

Ancestry of “baþian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “baþian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn →
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