Where does “badvatten” come from?

badvatten (Swedish) comes from Swedish vatten, from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

badvatten (Swedish): bathing water, bathwater (water for bathing in, in nature or a bath tub or the like)

Definitions

  1. bathing water, bathwater (water for bathing in, in nature or a bath tub or the like)

Ancestry of “badvatten”, step by step

badvatten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vatten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvattenwater; a body of water
2Swedish-s-rat; treecreeper; coffee
3Swedish-förable; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word
4Old Swedishfor—
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbada bath, the act of bathing; a bath, a place for...
2Old Swedishbädhbath
3Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
4Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →