Where does “wafter” come from?
wafter (English) comes from Middle English waughter, from Middle Low German wachter, from Middle Dutch wachten, from Old Dutch wahton, from Old Dutch wahta, from Proto-West Germanic wahtu, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną — lively, awake; strong.
wafter (English): Armed convoy or escort ship; An agent of the...
Definitions
- Armed convoy or escort ship; An agent of the...
Ancestry of “wafter”, step by step
wafter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English waughter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | waughter | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wachter | a guard |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wachten | to guard, to be on guard; to guard, to protect;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wahton | to wait |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wahta | watch, sentry, guard |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wahtu | watch, vigil |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wahtwō | watch, vigil |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
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- | — |