Where does “*babōn” come from?

*babōn (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

Ancestry of “*babōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “*babōn”

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