The story
- Dutch · derived fromselfegghe
- English todayselvage
From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
selvage
Today it means: The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge. Full definition →
Dutch selfegghe