Where does “Bobien” come from?

Bobien (Limburgish) comes from French bobine, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

Bobien (Limburgish): spool

Definitions

  1. spool

Ancestry of “Bobien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbobinebobbin; reel, spool; drum
2Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →
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