Where does “wafer” come from?
Wafer comes from Anglo-Norman wafre, a term for a thin crisp cake or biscuit.
wafer (English): A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie; A thin disk...
Definitions
- A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie; A thin disk...
Ancestry of “wafer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | wafre | — |
| 2 | Old French | waufre | — |
Words derived from “wafer”