English
bathing
Bathing comes from Middle English bathynge ‘the process of bathing, especially for…’, from bathen ‘to bath or wash’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- ‘to foment, warm’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₁-‘to foment, warm’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₁-tó-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*baþą‘bath’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*baþōną‘to bathe’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*baþōn‘to bathe’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150baþian‘to bathe’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bathen‘to bath or wash’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500bathynge‘the process of bathing, especially for medicinal purposes’
- Englishtodaybathing
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₁-‘to foment, warm’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₁-tó-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*baþą‘bath’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*baþōną‘to bathe’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*baþōn‘to bathe’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150baþian‘to bathe’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bathen‘to bath or wash’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500bathynge‘the process of bathing, especially for medicinal purposes’
- Englishtodaybathing
Formed from bathe + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- ‘to warm’
Proto-Germanic *baþōną ‘to bathe’
Proto-West Germanic *baþōn ‘to bathe’
Old English baþian ‘to bathe, wash’
Middle English bathen ‘to bath or wash’
English bathe
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- ‘to foment, warm’
through Middle English bathen ‘to bath or wash’
Today it means
noun The act of taking a bath.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- / bathing