Where does “frillery” come from?

frillery (English) comes from English frill, from Old French friller.

frillery (English): frilly ornamentation

Definitions

  1. frilly ornamentation

Ancestry of “frillery”, step by step

frillery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrillA strip of pleated fabric or paper used as...
2Old Frenchfriller—

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Old French friller →Every word from English frill →