Etymograph

English

chamfer

Chamfer comes from Middle French chanfrain, and goes back to Old French chanfraindre.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400chanfraindre
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600chanfrain
  3. Englishtodaychamfer

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400chanfraindre
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600chanfrain
  3. Englishtodaychamfer

Linked words

through Latin canthus

canteen, cantina, decant, 2 more

Today it means

noun An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old French chanfraindre / chamfer