Proto-Indo-European
*bʰeh₁-
‘to warm’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-, most familiar first.
- bed ← bedd ← *badi ← *badją ← *bʰodʰ-yó-m
- bath ← bæþ ← *baþ ← *baþą
- bathing ← bathynge ← bathen ← baþian ← *baþōn
- bathe ← bathen ← baþian ← *baþōn ← *baþōną
- beath ← bethen ← beþian ← *baþþjan
- bebathe ← *bebathen ← bebaþian ← baþian ← *baþōn
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-