English
forbathe
From for- + bathe.
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
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
Today it means
verb To bathe abundantly or thoroughly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forbathe