Where does “aʼbabeleʼ” come from?

aʼbabeleʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar babeleʼ, from Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wāfel, from Old Dutch *wāvila.

aʼbabeleʼ (Makasar): to make waffle

Definitions

  1. to make waffle

Ancestry of “aʼbabeleʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbabeleʼwaffle, wafer: A waffle made from flour dough with eggs and sugar, which is placed in a mold that is set over a charcoal fire
2Dutchwafelwafer; waffle
3Middle Dutchwāfel—
4Old Dutch*wāvila—

Words derived from “aʼbabeleʼ”

Every word from Old Dutch *wāvila →Every word from Middle Dutch wāfel →Every word from Dutch wafel →
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