Where does “babillage” come from?

babillage (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.

babillage (French): babble; chatter; chit-chat (insignificant talk)

Definitions

  1. babble; chatter; chit-chat (insignificant talk)

Ancestry of “babillage”, 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 →