Where does “ruffle” come from?

Ruffle comes from Middle English ruffelen, from Old Norse hrufla, meaning to curl or wrinkle.

ruffle (English): Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as...

Definitions

  1. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as...

Ancestry of “ruffle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishruffelen
2Old Norsehruflato graze, scratch

Words derived from “ruffle

Every word from Old Norse hruflaEvery word from Middle English ruffelen