Where does “wafer” come from?

wafer (Portuguese) comes from English wafer, from Anglo-Norman wafre, from Old French waufre.

wafer (Portuguese): wafer

Definitions

  1. wafer

Ancestry of “wafer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaferA light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie; A thin disk...
2Anglo-Normanwafre—
3Old Frenchwaufre—
Every word from Old French waufre →Every word from Anglo-Norman wafre →Every word from English wafer →