Where does “embroider” come from?
Embroider comes from Middle English embroudren, from Anglo-Norman embrouder, from Old French brosder, from Frankish bruzdōn, from Proto-Germanic bruzdōną.
embroider (English): To stitch a decorative design on fabric with...
Definitions
- To stitch a decorative design on fabric with...
Ancestry of “embroider”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | embroudren | — |
| 2 | Middle English | embrouden | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | embrouder | to embroider |
| 4 | Old French | embrosder | to embroider |
| 5 | Frankish | *anabroʀdōn | — |