Where does “waiver” come from?

Waiver comes from Anglo-Norman weyver, from Old French waiver, from Old French gayf.

waiver (English): The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some...

Definitions

  1. The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some...

Ancestry of “waiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanweyverto abandon, allow to become a waif; waiver; to...
2Old FrenchwaiverAlternative form of weyver

Words derived from “waiver”

Every word from Old French waiver →Every word from Anglo-Norman weyver →