Where does “frange” come from?
frange (Norman) comes from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.
frange (Norman): fringe
Ancestry of “frange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | frenge | fringe |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | frimbia | — |
| 3 | Latin | fimbriae | fibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | fimbria | fringe, border, edge |