edge etymology

Etymology:

• Old English "ecg," meaning "border, boundary, brink"
• Middle English "egge"

Meaning:

An edge is defined as:

• The outer or boundary line of something
• A sharply defined line or boundary
• A thin, sharp surface or part
• A side or aspect of something

Origin:

The word "edge" has Proto-Germanic origins:

• Proto-Germanic "*agjō" (border, edge)
• Proto-Indo-European "*h₂ek-" (point, edge)

The word has been in continuous use in English since the Anglo-Saxon period.

edge relate terms

• edge

  Etymology Old English ecg meaning border boundary brink Middle English egge

• double edged

  Etymology Latin duplex acies Meaning two edged Meaning A double edged sword

• double

  Etymology The word double has two possible etymologies From the Middle English dob

• edge

  Etymology Old English ecg meaning border boundary brink Middle English egge

• edgeways

  Etymology Middle English edgeways from Old English ecgweȝas from ecg edge weȝa

• selvage

• bound

  Etymology Old English bindan Proto Germanic bindaną Meaning To tie fasten

• brim

  Etymology The word brim comes from the Middle English word brymme which in turn deri

• margin

  Etymology Middle English in the sense of edge border from Old French marge merch

• rand

  Etymology Late Middle English as an adjective from Anglo Norman French rand from Ol

• chamfer

  Etymology The word chamfer is derived from the Old French word chamfroir meaning t

• render

  Etymology Old French rendre Late Latin reddere Proto Indo European red Meaning

• verge

  Etymology The word verge has several etymologies Latin virga a rod twig vir

• superiority

  Etymology The word superiority is derived from the Latin word superior which means