Where does “wafelijzer” come from?

wafelijzer (Dutch) comes from Dutch ijzer, from Middle Dutch iser, from Old Dutch īsern, from Old Saxon isarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

wafelijzer (Dutch): waffle iron (a cooking appliance used to make waffles)

Definitions

  1. waffle iron (a cooking appliance used to make waffles)

Ancestry of “wafelijzer”, step by step

wafelijzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ijzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijzeriron; iron bar or tool
2Middle Dutchiseriron
3Old Dutchīsern—
4Old Saxonisarnthe metal iron; an instrument or tool made from...
5Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
6Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
7Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Dutch wafel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwafelwafer; waffle
2Middle Dutchwāfel—
3Old Dutch*wāvila—
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