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Where does “microwavable” come from?

microwavable (English) comes from English microwave, from English wave, from Middle English wawe, from Old English wǣġ, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

microwavable (English): suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of...

Definitions

  1. suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of...

Ancestry of “microwavable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrowaveAn electromagnetic wave with wavelength between...
2EnglishwaveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat...
3Middle EnglishwaweA wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;...
4Old Englishwǣġa weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “microwavable”

  • unmicrowavable
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