Where does “badkvast” come from?

badkvast (Swedish) comes from Swedish bad, from Old Swedish bädh, 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.

badkvast (Swedish): a bath broom

Definitions

a bath broom

Ancestry of “badkvast”, step by step

badkvast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bad

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	bad	a bath, the act of bathing; a bath, a place for...
2	Old Swedish	bädh	bath
3	Old Norse	beðr	bolster, bedding
4	Proto-Germanic	badją	bed; bedding
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēdʰ-	to bend, fold
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰedʰ-	to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Swedish kvast

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	kvast	broom; tassel; cyme
2	Old Swedish	quaster	—
3	Old Norse	kvǫstr	—
4	Proto-Germanic	kwastuz	tuft; tassel
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷes-	twig; leafwork

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