Where does “bewailment” come from?

bewailment (English) comes from English bewail, from Middle English bewailen.

bewailment (English): The act of bewailing

Definitions

  1. The act of bewailing

Ancestry of “bewailment”, step by step

bewailment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bewail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbewailTo wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
2Middle Englishbewailen—

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Middle English bewailen →Every word from English bewail →