English

flag-waver

From flag + waver.

A compound of flag + waver

Middle English flag

English flag

Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‘to weave, braid’

Old Norse vafra

Middle English waveren ‘to move back and forth, swing’

English waver

Today it means

noun A highly vocal and visible supporter of a cause.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / flag-waver