Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*wabōną
4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, most common first.
- waveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
- roverOne who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over a wide area, without a fixed destination; a nomad, a roamer, a wanderer.
- waffleA flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.
- wave inTo try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment.