Where does “befranst” come from?

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

befranst (German): fringed, befringed

Definitions

  1. fringed, befringed

Ancestry of “befranst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFransefringe
2Middle High Germanfranze—
3Old Frenchfrengefringe
4Vulgar Latinfrimbia—
5Latinfimbriaefibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...
6Latinfimbriafringe, border, edge
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