babbelen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbɑbələ(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually
- (archaic) to nibble, to bite on something
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch babbelen inherited from Old Dutch *babbalon inherited from Proto-Germanic *babalōną (chatter).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*babalōną
Gloss
chatter
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurobabble English
- astrobabble English
- babblative English
- babble English
- babblement English
- babbler English
- babblery English
- babblesome English
- babbleth English
- babbly English
- bizbabble English
- cyberbabble English
- ecobabble English
- econobabble English
- neurobabble English
- niggerbabble English
- outbabble English
- psychobabble English
- sociobabble English
- technobabble English
- babbelkous Dutch, Flemish
- babbeltruc Dutch, Flemish
- kous Dutch, Flemish
- truc Dutch, Flemish
- babillage French
- babillard French
- babiller French
- *bʰa-bʰa- Proto-Indo-European
- *babalōną Proto-Germanic
- *bæblian Old English
- babelen Middle English
- babbla Old Norse
- babillier Old French
- babili Esperanto
- babbelen Middle Dutch
- *babbalon Old Dutch
- *babon, *babelōn, *babōn Old Dutch
- babbelje Old Frisian
- babillé Louisiana Creole French