Where does “Franse” come from?

Franse (German) comes from Middle High German franze, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.

Franse (German): fringe

Definitions

  1. fringe

Ancestry of “Franse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfranze—
2Old Frenchfrengefringe
3Vulgar Latinfrimbia—
4Latinfimbriaefibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...
5Latinfimbriafringe, border, edge

Words derived from “Franse”

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