Where does “WAIF” come from?

WAIF (English) comes from Middle English weif, from Anglo-Norman waif, from Old Norse veif, from Proto-Germanic waif-.

WAIF (English): A minor celebrity who does not deserve his or her...

Definitions

  1. A minor celebrity who does not deserve his or her...

Ancestry of “WAIF”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishweifUnowned goods; property lacking an owner; The...
2Anglo-Normanwaifwaif
3Old Norseveifflag, waving thing
4Proto-Germanicwaif-—

Words derived from “WAIF”

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