Where does “underfringe” come from?

underfringe (English) comes from English fringe, from Middle English frenge, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.

underfringe (English): A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something

Definitions

  1. A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something

Ancestry of “underfringe”, step by step

underfringe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fringe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfringeA decorative border; A marginal or peripheral...
2Middle Englishfrengefringe
3Old Frenchfrengefringe
4Vulgar Latinfrimbia—
5Latinfimbriaefibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...
6Latinfimbriafringe, border, edge

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Latin fimbria →