Where does “avoidment” come from?
avoidment (English) comes from English avoid, from Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider, from Old French esvuidier — to empty out.
Ancestry of “avoidment”, step by step
avoidment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English avoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | avoid | To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun |
| 2 | Middle English | avoiden | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | avoider | to void; to avoid |
| 4 | Old French | esvuidier | to empty out |
via English ment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ment | simple past tense and past participle of meng;... |
| 2 | Korean | 멘트 | — |