Where does “wafer” come from?
wafer (Portuguese) comes from English wafer, from Anglo-Norman wafre, from Old French waufre.
wafer (Portuguese): wafer
Ancestry of “wafer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wafer | A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie; A thin disk... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | wafre | — |
| 3 | Old French | waufre | — |