An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wabe

by Friedrich Kluge

Wabe, f., ‘honeycomb,’ from the equiv. MidHG. wabe, m. and f. (waben, m.) OHG. waba, f. (wabo, m.); lit. perhaps ‘texture,’ allied to weben. It is scarcely connected with Lat. favus. Allied also to Waffel.