Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely. · To move one's hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure. · To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate. · To have an undulating or wavy form.
From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder”), from Proto-West Germanic *wabōn, from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and from, wander”). Cognate with Middle High German waben (“to wave”), German wabern (“to waft”), Icelandic váfa (“to fluctuate, waver, doubt”). See also waver.
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This page abbreviates 7 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.",
"To move one's hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.",
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