The name Frigidaire or its antecedent Frigerator may be the origin of the widely used English word fridge .
More likely simply an abbreviation of refrigerator which is a word known to have been used as early as 1611 .
The name Frigidaire or its antecedent Frigerator may be the origin of the widely used English word fridge , although more likely simply an abbreviation of refrigerator which is a word known to have been used as early as 1611 .