Where does “babla” come from?

babla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse babbla, from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

babla (Icelandic): to babble

Definitions

  1. to babble

Ancestry of “babla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebabblato babble
2Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
4Proto-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 →