Etymology

wafer

waf·er
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Today it means: A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie. Full definition →

Middle English wafre ← Anglo-Norman wafre
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromwafre
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwafre
  3. English todaywafer

From Middle English wafre, from Anglo-Norman wafre, waufre (Old French gaufre), from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Low German wāfel, Middle Dutch wafel (“honeycomb”), West Flemish wafer. See also waffle.

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