From Old English 'bæþ,' from Proto-Germanic *baþą, a deeply native word possibly linked to warming water.
An act of washing one's body in water; a container for this purpose.
From Old English 'bæþ,' from Proto-Germanic *baþą, possibly from PIE *bhē- meaning 'to warm.' The word is deeply native Germanic and predates Roman bathing culture in Britain. Key roots: *baþą (Proto-Germanic: "bath, warm water").