Where does “boadje” come from?
boadje (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bathia, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.
boadje (Saterland Frisian): To bathe
Ancestry of “boadje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | bathia | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baþōną | to bathe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |