Where does “babbalon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “babbalon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “babbalon”

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