Where does “basen” come from?

basen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bason, from Proto-West Germanic basōn — to babble, talk nonsense.

Ancestry of “basen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbason—
2Proto-West Germanicbasōnto babble, talk nonsense

Words derived from “basen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic basōn →Every word from Old Dutch bason →