Where does “waffen” come from?

waffen (Middle English) comes from Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Ancestry of “waffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwafianto wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to...
2Proto-Germanicwabōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “waffen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabōną →Every word from Old English wafian →
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