Where does “waif” come from?

waif (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old Norse veif, from Proto-Germanic waif-.

waif (Anglo-Norman): waif

Definitions

  1. waif

Ancestry of “waif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveifflag, waving thing
2Proto-Germanicwaif-—

Words derived from “waif”

Every word from Proto-Germanic waif- →Every word from Old Norse veif →