Where does “wafer” come from?

wafer (French) comes from English wafer, from Anglo-Norman wafre, from Old French waufre.

wafer (French): wafer (electronic component)

Definitions

  1. wafer (electronic component)

Ancestry of “wafer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaferA light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie; A thin disk...
2Anglo-Normanwafre—
3Old Frenchwaufre—
Every word from Old French waufre →Every word from Anglo-Norman wafre →Every word from English wafer →