Where does “gauffer” come from?
gauffer (English) comes from French gaufrer, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
gauffer (English): To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace; In...
Definitions
- To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace; In...
Ancestry of “gauffer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gaufrer | to emboss; to goffer |
| 2 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 4 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |