Where does “waverynge” come from?

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

waverynge (Middle English): wavering, wandering, instability

Definitions

  1. wavering, wandering, instability

Ancestry of “waverynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwaverenTo shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To...
2Old Englishwafianto wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to...
3Proto-Germanicwabōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabōną →Every word from Old English wafian →