Where does “waste” come from?
Waste derives from Middle English wasten, from Old English wǣst, from Proto-Germanic wahstuz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.
waste (English): Excess of material, useless by-products or...
Definitions
- Excess of material, useless by-products or...
Ancestry of “waste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wasten | to waste, lay waste |
| 2 | Old Northern French | waster | to waste, devastate |
Words derived from “waste”