Where does “stufbæþ” come from?

stufbæþ (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.

stufbæþ (Old English): a hot-air or vapour bath

Definitions

  1. a hot-air or vapour bath

Ancestry of “stufbæþ”, step by step

stufbæþ 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 stofu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstofua room with a heated bath
2Proto-Germanic*stubu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →