Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “vaffel” come from?

vaffel (Danish) comes from Middle Dutch wāfel, from Old Dutch *wāvila.

vaffel (Danish): waffle; wafer; cone , cornet

Definitions

  1. waffle; wafer; cone , cornet

Ancestry of “vaffel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwāfel—
2Old Dutch*wāvila—

Words derived from “vaffel”

  • isvaffel
Every word from Old Dutch *wāvila →