Where does “waffsicle” come from?
waffsicle (English) comes from English popsicle, from English Epsicle, from English icicle, from English ickle, from English little, from Middle English litel, from Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic lūtil.
waffsicle (English): A frozen waffle-flavored treat
Definitions
- A frozen waffle-flavored treat
Ancestry of “waffsicle”, step by step
waffsicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English popsicle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | popsicle | Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the... |
| 2 | English | Epsicle | — |
| 3 | English | icicle | A drooping, tapering shape of ice |
| 4 | English | ickle | An icicle; Little |
| 5 | English | little | Small in size; Insignificant, trivial; Very young |
| 6 | Middle English | litel | little |
| 7 | Old English | lȳtel | little |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | bent; tending to stoop; crouching |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via English waffle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waffle | A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern; A... |
| 2 | Scots | waffle | to waver, flutter |
| 3 | Scots | waff | to wave, to move to and fro |
| 4 | Middle English | waffen | — |
| 5 | Old English | wafian | to wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wabōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |