Where does “babeleʼ” come from?

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

babeleʼ (Makasar): waffle, wafer: A waffle made from flour dough with eggs and sugar, which is placed in a mold that is set over a charcoal fire

Definitions

  1. waffle, wafer: A waffle made from flour dough with eggs and sugar, which is placed in a mold that is set over a charcoal fire

Ancestry of “babeleʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwafelwafer; waffle
2Middle Dutchwāfel—
3Old Dutch*wāvila—

Words derived from “babeleʼ”

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