Where does “babbelen” come from?

babbelen (Dutch) comes 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.

babbelen (Dutch): to chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually; to...

Definitions

  1. to chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually; to...

Ancestry of “babbelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbabbelen—
2Old Dutchbabbalon—
3Proto-West Germanic*babalōn—
4Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “babbelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic babalōną →