Where does “babbel” come from?

babbel (Dutch) comes from Dutch babbelen, from Middle Dutch babbelen, from Old Dutch babbalon, from Proto-West Germanic *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

babbel (Dutch): a babble

Definitions

  1. a babble

Ancestry of “babbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbabbelento chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually; to...
2Middle Dutchbabbelen—
3Old Dutchbabbalon—
4Proto-West Germanic*babalōn—
5Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic babalōną →