Where does “Bodwaun” come from?

Bodwaun (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch boden, from Middle Dutch bāden, from Old Dutch bathon, from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Bodwaun (Plautdietsch): bathtub

Definitions

  1. bathtub

Ancestry of “Bodwaun”, step by step

Bodwaun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch boden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschbodento bathe
2Middle Dutchbādento bathe, to wash
3Old Dutchbathonto bathe
4Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
5Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via Plautdietsch Waun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWaun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn