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English word wait comes from Frankish *wahtjan, and later Old French gaitier (To watch; to survey.)
*wahtjan (Frankish)
waitier (Old French)
wacto (Latin)
(Medieval Latin) I guard, watch over. (Medieval Latin) I keep watch, perform guard duty. (Medieval Latin) I lie in wait, ambush.
gaitier (Old French)
To watch; to survey.
waiter (Old Northern French)
wayten (Middle English)
wait (English)
(in the plural, archaic, UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]. (in the plural, obsolete, UK) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.. (obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.. A delay.. An ambush. (intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to [...]