Where does “waves” come from?
Wave derives from Middle English wave, from Old English wafian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European webʰ-, meaning to weave or move back and forth.
waves (English): plural of wave; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of wave; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “waves”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wave | To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat... |
| 2 | Middle English | wawe | A wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;... |
| 3 | Old English | wǣġ | a weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |