Where does “waften” come from?

waften (Middle English) comes from Old English wafettan, from Old English -ettan, from Proto-West Germanic -attjan, from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

Ancestry of “waften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwafettan—
2Old English-ettanverbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification
3Proto-West Germanic-attjanCreates intensive verbs
4Proto-Germanic-atjanąCreates intensive verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—

Words derived from “waften”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Old English -ettan →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -attjan →