| 【wait】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Frankish word(s) "wait," "waitier," "gait," and "gaitier." It carries the basic meaning of "wait." from PIE *weg- "to weave a web" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "wait"]
wait ****[291] When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.
waiter ***[3182] A waiter is a man who works in a restaurant, serving people with food and drink. → see also dumb waiter
waitress ☆[4676] A waitress is a woman who works in a restaurant, serving people with food and drink.
[WORD ROOT]root wait
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] wait
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Frankish) wait, waitier, gait, gaitier
[MEANING]root wait
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Frankish】 wahton
- 【French】 wait [=gait] look-out, watch, sentry
- 【French】 waitier [=gaitier] to watch
- 【French】 gait look-out, watch, sentry"), from Old North French waitier Old French gaitier; see wait v.)). wait v.) c. 1200, "to watch with hostile intent, lie in wait for, plot against
- 【French】 gaitier defend, watch out, be on one's guard; lie in wait for
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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wait ★★★★[291] verb from wait
【DEFINITION】 When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.
【Declension/Conjugation】 waited, waited, waiting, waits
【ROOTs】 wait; wait
【Etymology】 《Frankish wahtwen》 [derivative of Frankish *wahtu] to watch, guard
【First Known Meaning】 to watch with hostile intent, lie in wait for, plot against
【DERIVATIVEs】 await
waiter ★★★[3182] noun from wait
【DEFINITION】 A waiter is a man who works in a restaurant, serving people with food and drink. → see also dumb waiter
【pl.】 waiters
【COMPOSITION】 wait + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ wait; ⑵ er; suffix
【Etymology】 《Frankish wahtwen》 [derivative of Frankish *wahtu] to watch, guard
【First Known Meaning】 attendant, watchman
waitress ☆[4676] noun from wait
【DEFINITION】 A waitress is a woman who works in a restaurant, serving people with food and drink.
【pl.】 waitresses
【ROOTs】 ⑴ wait; wait ⑵ ress(or); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Frankish wahtwen》 [derivative of Frankish *wahtu] to watch, guard
Other words containing "wait"; await, waiting, waitingly
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
wage
vov-, vot-
volve
vol
voc
viv-, vive
vir
viol
vince, vict-
vide-, vis
