Where does “Waffeleisen” come from?

Waffeleisen (German) comes from German eisen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Waffeleisen (German): waffle iron

Definitions

  1. waffle iron

Ancestry of “Waffeleisen”, step by step

Waffeleisen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermaneisenTo freeze; of iron
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Waffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaffelwaffle, wafer
2Middle Dutchwāfel—
3Old Dutch*wāvila—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →