Etymograph

English

gaufrette

Gaufrette comes from French gaufrette ‘wafer’, and goes back to gaufre.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentgaufre
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentgaufrette‘wafer’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentgaufre
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentgaufrette‘wafer’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A kind of waffle.

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

Etymograph / French gaufre / gaufrette