Etymology of the English word wafer
the English word
waferderived from the Old French word
gaufrederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*webh- (to weave)
derived from the Frankish root
*wafelderived from the Anglo-Norman word
wafrederived from the North French word
waufrederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*webh- (to weave)
Date
The earliest known usage of wafer in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
waferboard,
wafered,
waferingDerivations in other languages
Italian
waferCognates
Dutch
wafel, English
waffle, French
gaufre, German
Waffel, Icelandic
vafla, Spanish
guaffla, Swedish
vofflaUsage
Word found in Modern English
