Old English wafian

← Old English wifer (cognate)

← English wave (link)

← Proto-Germanic *wabōną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *wabjaną (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *waifōną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *waibōną (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (derived)

→ English waffle (inherited)

→ English wave (inherited)

→ English waif (cognate)

→ English waft (affix)

→ English wave in (inherited)

→ German wabbeln (cognate)

→ Middle English waven (inherited)

→ Scots waff (inherited)