Etymology

edgeware

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Today it means: Computer software that is noticeably cutting-edge, that is, significantly innovative. Full definition →

Middle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru
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edgeware · noun1

From edge + -ware (“software”).

edgeware · noun2

  1. Englishedge
  2. Proto-Germanic*warō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  4. Old Englishwaru
  5. Middle Englishware
  6. English todayedgeware

From edge + -ware (“items”).

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