Where does “와플기” come from?

와플기 (Korean) comes from Korean 와플, from English waffle, from Scots waffle, from Scots waff, from Middle English waffen, from Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

와플기 (Korean): waffle iron

Definitions

  1. waffle iron

Ancestry of “와플기”, step by step

와플기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 와플

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean와플waffle
2EnglishwaffleA flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern; A...
3Scotswaffleto waver, flutter
4Scotswaffto wave, to move to and fro
5Middle Englishwaffen
6Old Englishwafianto wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to...
7Proto-Germanicwabōną
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Korean 기(器)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기(器)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ-