Where does “waft” come from?
Waft comes from Middle English waften, from Old English wafettan, formed with the Old English suffix -ettan derived from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European webʰ-.
waft (English): To float easily or gently through the air; To be...
Definitions
- To float easily or gently through the air; To be...
Ancestry of “waft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | waften | — |
| 2 | Old English | wafettan | — |
| 3 | Old English | -ettan | used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives ,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -attjan | Creates intensive verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -atjaną | Creates intensive verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dyé- | — |
Words derived from “waft”