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Where does “selvage” come from?

selvage (English) comes from Dutch selfegghe.

selvage (English): The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft ...

Definitions

  1. The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft ...

Ancestry of “selvage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchselfegghe—

Words derived from “selvage”

  • selvaged
  • selvedged
Every word from Dutch selfegghe →