Where does “waive” come from?

waive (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French weyver, from Old Norse veifa, from Proto-Germanic waibijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Ancestry of “waive”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	weyver	waiver; to waive; to relinquish; to forgo
2	Old Norse	veifa	to wave
3	Proto-Germanic	waibijaną	to wind (around), wrap
4	Proto-Indo-European	weyp-	to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “waive”

waive
waivable
nonwaivable
waiveth
waivest
waivery
unwaivable

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waibijaną →Every word from Old Norse veifa →