- fritter (v.)
- "whittle away," 1728, from fritters "fragment or shred," possibly alteration of 16c. fitters "fragments or pieces," perhaps ultimately from O.Fr. fraiture "a breaking," from L. fractura.
- fritter (n.)
- "fried batter," 1381, from O.Fr. friture "something fried," from L.L. frictura "a frying."