Where does “babbelkous” come from?

babbelkous (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.

babbelkous (Dutch): female babbler

Definitions

  1. female babbler

Ancestry of “babbelkous”, step by step

babbelkous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch babbelen

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

via Dutch kous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkousstocking, long sock; sock; mantle
2Middle Dutchcouse—
3Picard Old Frenchcauce—
4Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →