Search: waffle
Why: Dexter tells the kids it was named after Simon P. Waffle (like Joseph Garnish).
Answer: Wafer and waffle share common etymological roots:
- Wafre ("wafer") occured in Middle English by 1377, adopted from Middle Low German wâfel, with the l changed to r.
- Modern Dutch wafel, French gaufre, and German Waffel - all meaning "waffle" - share the same origin
- The Dutch form wafel was adopted into modern American English as waffle in the 18th century.
The More You Know: There has been a box of blueberry waffles in my freezer since February 2008. Zack was eating them one night when he got very sick. They had nothing to do with it, but he hasn't eaten waffles since.
(I have; yum.)
