Where does “Waff” come from?
Waff (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wāfen, from Old High German wāfan, from Proto-West Germanic wāpn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.
Waff (Luxembourgish): weapon, arm
Ancestry of “Waff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wāfen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wāfan | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wāpn | weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |