bath

English

/bɑːθ/, [bɑːθ], [bɑːt̪ʰ], /bɐːθ/, /bæθ/, [bæθ⁓bɛəθ⁓beəθ], [baθ⁓bæθ]

noun
Definitions
  • A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
  • A building or area where bathing occurs.
  • (real estate)
  • The act of bathing.
  • A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bath inherited from Old English bæþ (bath) inherited from *baþ inherited from Proto-Germanic *baþą (bath) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (warm, heat up, bathe), *bʰeh₁- (warm, heat up, bathe).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₁-

Gloss

warm, heat up, bathe

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

温, 暖

Emoji
🌡️ ☀️ 🌞 🌵

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms