Where does “assoilment” come from?

assoilment (English) comes from English assoil, from Middle English assoilen, from Old French assoille.

assoilment (English): Act of soiling defilement

Definitions

  1. Act of soiling defilement

Ancestry of “assoilment”, step by step

assoilment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English assoil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassoilTo absolve, acquit; to release from blame or sin;...
2Middle Englishassoilento absolve
3Old Frenchassoille—

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Old French assoille →Every word from Middle English assoilen →Every word from English assoil →