Where does “babil” come from?

babil (French) comes from French babiller, from Old French babillier, from Old Dutch *babōn, from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

babil (French): baby talk; ease, facility to talk

Definitions

  1. baby talk; ease, facility to talk

Ancestry of “babil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbabillerto chat; to babble; to natter
2Old Frenchbabillierto babble; to chatter; to natter
3Old Dutch*babōn—
4Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
6Proto-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 →