Where does “babble” come from?

Babble comes from Middle English babelen, from Old English bæblian and wæflian, from Proto-Germanic bablōną and babalōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa- and bʰā-.

babble (English): To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to...

Definitions

  1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to...

Ancestry of “babble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbabelen—
2Old Englishbæblian—
3Old Englishwæflianto talk or speak foolishly
4Proto-Germanicbablōną—
5Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “babble”

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