apron
The origin and history of apron.
Etymology
Originally "a napron," from Old French naperon, related to nappe, "tablecloth" — over time, "a napron" was misheard as "an apron," the same process that gave us the words adder and umpire.
The origin and history of apron.
Originally "a napron," from Old French naperon, related to nappe, "tablecloth" — over time, "a napron" was misheard as "an apron," the same process that gave us the words adder and umpire.