Etymograph

English

fag

Fag may come from English end ‘remnant’.

  1. English1500–presentend1‘remnant’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1788fag1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English fag
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1788, William Perry: “Fag, s. the worst part or end of anything.”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentendWiktionary, English fag‘remnant’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1788fagWiktionary, English fag. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1788, William Perry: “Fag, s. the worst part or end of anything.”

Every English word from English end

Today it means

noun In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect in the woven fabric.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “fag”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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