From Frankish *bruzdon (to prick) via Old French — at root, the art of pricking fabric with a needle to create beauty.
The art or process of decorating fabric with needlework; ornamental needlework; embellishment or elaboration of a narrative.
From Anglo-Norman 'embrouderie,' from Old French 'embroder' (to embroider), from 'en-' (in, on) + 'broder' (to embroider), from Frankish *bruzdon (to prick, to stitch) or a related Germanic source. The Germanic base is connected to Old English 'brord' / 'brerd' (point, prick, lance, sprout), from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz (a point, a prick). The word preserves a vivid physical image: embroidery is the art of pricking fabric with a pointed needle to create patterns. Key