Where does “fringe” come from?
Fringe comes from Middle English frenge, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae meaning fibers or threads forming a border.
fringe (English): A decorative border; A marginal or peripheral...
Definitions
- A decorative border; A marginal or peripheral...
Ancestry of “fringe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | frenge | fringe |
| 2 | Old French | frenge | fringe |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | frimbia | — |
| 4 | Latin | fimbriae | fibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | fimbria | fringe, border, edge |
Words derived from “fringe”