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Where does “bað” come from?

bað (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bað (Old Norse): first-person singular past indicative active of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular past indicative active of...

Ancestry of “bað”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bað”

  • bad
  • badbyxa
  • gyttjebad
  • badborste
  • baddräkt
  • boblebad
  • bad
  • badebukse
  • badekar
  • badetøy
  • bade
  • baderom
  • blodbad
  • badedrakt
  • badevann
  • boblebad
  • bad
  • blodbad
  • vandbad
  • badebukser
  • bad
  • blodbad
  • skumbad
  • baðkar
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