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Where does “baðask” come from?

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

baðask (Old Norse): to take a bath

Definitions

  1. to take a bath

Ancestry of “baðask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaðato bathe
2Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “baðask”

  • bask
  • basketh
  • abask
  • bad
  • blodbad
  • bade
  • badeværelse
  • vandbad
  • solbade
  • solbader
  • badebukser
  • skumbad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →