Where does “bàth” come from?

bàth (Welsh) comes from English Bath, from Middle English baþ, from Old English bæþ, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bàth (Welsh): bath (bathtub)

Definitions

  1. bath (bathtub)

Ancestry of “bàth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBathAn English marquisate
2Middle EnglishbaþAlternative form of bath
3Old Englishbæþbath; baptismal font
4Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
5Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bàth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →