Where does “befringe” come from?

befringe (English) comes from English fringe, from Middle English frenge, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.

befringe (English): To furnish or adorn with a fringe

Definitions

  1. To furnish or adorn with a fringe

Ancestry of “befringe”, step by step

befringe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fringe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfringeA decorative border; A marginal or peripheral...
2Middle Englishfrengefringe
3Old Frenchfrengefringe
4Vulgar Latinfrimbia
5Latinfimbriaefibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...
6Latinfimbriafringe, border, edge

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Latin fimbria