Where does “bädh” come from?

bädh (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic badją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

bädh (Old Swedish): bath

Definitions

  1. bath

Ancestry of “bädh”, step by step

bädh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse beðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
2Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Old Norse bað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
2Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via Proto-Brythonic basio-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicbasio-
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰoiHdʰ-so-
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰoiHdʰ-

Words derived from “bädh

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic badją