Where does “baþ” come from?

baþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

baþ (Proto-West Germanic): bath

Definitions

  1. bath

Ancestry of “baþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “baþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →