Pondering While Wet......

Just why did we start saying "I'm going to take a shower?" I was shampooing my hair this morning and began to wonder about this phrase. Isn't it more accurate to say "I am going to step into the shower stall, turn on the water, get wet, get clean and turn off the water." I'm not taking the shower anywhere!?

So I googled the meaning:

                   1.  Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold

                   2.  Carry or bring with one; convey

Both of those definitions only make it more confusing to wonder why we say "I'm going to take a shower."

But then I saw the Merriam Webster site and the long, long list of uses for the word "take" and I'm sure it's covered in the list at some point. I wasn't interested enough to do any more research....just an odd thought that popped into my mind while wet.

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