Where does “baðkona” come from?

baðkona (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

baðkona (Old Norse): female bathing attendant

Definitions

  1. female bathing attendant

Ancestry of “baðkona”, step by step

baðkona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekonawoman; wife
2Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Old Norse bað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
2Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →