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
- The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some...
Ancestry of “waiver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | weyver | to abandon, allow to become a waif; waiver; to... |
| 2 | Old French | waiver | Alternative form of weyver |
Words derived from “waiver”