Is 'waffle' English, or is it actually Dutch?

'Waffle' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'waffle'. The word entered the English language some time around 1744.

waffle [noun] [1744]

A crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron

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Etymology: Dutch 'wafel' from Middle Dutch 'wafele;' akin to Old High German 'waba' honeycomb, Old English 'wefan' to weave

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