Where does “bastubad” come from?

bastubad (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.

bastubad (Swedish): a sauna (the act of taking a sauna)

Definitions

  1. a sauna (the act of taking a sauna)

Ancestry of “bastubad”, step by step

bastubad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish bastu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbastua sauna
2Old Swedishbadstuwu—
3Old Swedishbaþstova—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic badją →