Where does “fripper” come from?

fripper (English) comes from French fripier, from French friper, from Old French frepe, from Latin faluppa — chaff.

fripper (English): One who deals in frippery or old clothes

Definitions

  1. One who deals in frippery or old clothes

Ancestry of “fripper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfripiersecondhand clothes dealer
2Frenchfriperto crumple, crush
3Old Frenchfrepea rag
4Latinfaluppachaff
Every word from Latin faluppa →Every word from Old French frepe →Every word from French friper →