Where does “upwaft” come from?
upwaft (English) comes from English waft, from Middle English waften, from Old English wafettan, from Old English -ettan, from Proto-West Germanic -attjan, from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.
upwaft (English): To waft upward
Definitions
- To waft upward
Ancestry of “upwaft”, step by step
upwaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English waft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waft | To float easily or gently through the air; To be... |
| 2 | Middle English | waften | — |
| 3 | Old English | wafettan | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ettan | verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -attjan | Creates intensive verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -atjaną | Creates intensive verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dyé- | — |