Where does “dreariment” come from?

dreariment (English) comes from English dreary, from Middle English drery, from Old English drēoriġ, from Proto-Germanic dreuzagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- — to break, break off, crumble.

dreariment (English): dreariness

Definitions

  1. dreariness

Ancestry of “dreariment”, step by step

dreariment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dreary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrearyDrab; dark, colorless, or cheerless; Grievous,...
2Middle EnglishdreryExperiencing sadness; glum, unhappy; Showing...
3Old Englishdrēoriġsad
4Proto-Germanicdreuzagazbloody; gory; sad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreus-to break, break off, crumble

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuzagaz →Every word from Old English drēoriġ →