Where does “Babel” come from?

Babel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Hebrew בבל, from Akkadian Bābilim — Babylon.

Ancestry of “Babel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbabel—
2LatinBabel—
3HebrewבבלBabylon
4AkkadianBābilimBabylon

Words derived from “Babel”

Every word from Akkadian Bābilim →Every word from Hebrew בבל →Every word from Latin Babel →