Where does “babiller” come from?

babiller (French) comes 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.

babiller (French): to chat; to babble; to natter

Definitions

  1. to chat; to babble; to natter

Ancestry of “babiller”, step by step

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

Words derived from “babiller”

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