Where does “waff” come from?

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

waff (Scots): to wave, to move to and fro

Definitions

  1. to wave, to move to and fro

Ancestry of “waff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwaffen—
2Old Englishwafianto wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to...
3Proto-Germanicwabōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “waff”

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