Where does “wastere” come from?

wastere (Middle English) comes from English waste, from Middle English wasten, from Old Northern French waster — to waste, devastate.

Ancestry of “wastere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwasteExcess of material, useless by-products or...
2Middle Englishwastento waste, lay waste
3Old Northern Frenchwasterto waste, devastate

Words derived from “wastere”

Every word from Old Northern French waster →Every word from Middle English wasten →Every word from English waste →