Where does “nakenbad” come from?

nakenbad (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.

nakenbad (Swedish): skinny dipping; bathing naked (outdoors)

Definitions

  1. skinny dipping; bathing naked (outdoors)

Ancestry of “nakenbad”, step by step

nakenbad 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 naken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnakennude, naked; without clothes
2Old Norsenakinnnaked
3Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic badją →