Where does “babbelje” come from?

babbelje (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian babbelia, from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

babbelje (Old Frisian): to babble

Definitions

  1. to babble

Ancestry of “babbelje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbabbelia—
2Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “babbelje”

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