waffle

Where does the word "waffle" come from? It comes from Dutch wafel, and was adopted directly into English (1700s).

Waffle’s story begins in Dutch: wafel meant “a gridded batter cake.” The Dutch word for the gridded batter cake. It reached English by 1700s as waffle. Dutch 'wafel'; the Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam brought waffle irons. Today, waffle means a crisp batter cake with a grid pattern, cooked between two hinged plates.

1. Stage 1 · Dutch · medieval wafel "a gridded batter cake", the Dutch word for the gridded batter cake.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1700s waffle "a crisp, gridded batter cake", Dutch 'wafel'; the Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam brought waffle irons.