Where does “awaitment” come from?

awaitment (English) comes from English await, from Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier — to lie in wait for, watch, observe.

awaitment (English): The process of waiting for something

Definitions

  1. The process of waiting for something

Ancestry of “awaitment”, step by step

awaitment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English await

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishawaitTo wait for; To expect; To be in store for; to be...
2Middle Englishawaiten—
3Old Northern Frenchawaitierto lie in wait for, watch, observe

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Old Northern French awaitier →Every word from Middle English awaiten →Every word from English await →