Etymology

wafter

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Middle English waughter ← Middle Low German wachter
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wafter · noun1

  1. Middle Low German · derived fromwachter“a guard”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwaughter
  3. English todaywafter

Alteration of Middle English waughter, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wachter (“a guard”), from wachten (“to guard”).

wafter · noun2

From waft + -er.

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