Where does “seolhbæþ” come from?

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

seolhbæþ (Old English): the ocean (literally 'seal-bath')

Definitions

  1. the ocean (literally 'seal-bath')

Ancestry of “seolhbæþ”, step by step

seolhbæþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bæþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbæþbath; baptismal font
2Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
3Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via Old English seolh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseolhseal
2Proto-West Germanicselhseal
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →