Where does “babbelen” come from?

babbelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch babbalon, from Proto-West Germanic *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

Ancestry of “babbelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbabbalon—
2Proto-West Germanic*babalōn—
3Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “babbelen”

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