Where does “franze” come from?

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

Ancestry of “franze”, step by step

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

Words derived from “franze

Every word from Latin fimbria
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