C15: from Old French brosder, of Germanic origin; see embroider
broider in American English
(ˈbrɔɪdər)
verb transitive
Archaic
to embroider
Derived forms
broidery (ˈbroidery)
noun
Word origin
altered (by assoc. with broid, obs. var. of braid) < obs. brouder < MFr broder < OFr brosder < Frank *brozdon < Gmc *bruzda, point (> brad) < IE *bhrazdh- < base *bhar-, point, bristle