Where does “muddlement” come from?

muddlement (English) comes from English muddle, from Middle Dutch moddelen, from Middle Dutch modde, from Proto-Germanic mud-, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

muddlement (English): The state of being muddled or the act of muddling; confusion; disorganization

Definitions

  1. The state of being muddled or the act of muddling; confusion; disorganization

Ancestry of “muddlement”, step by step

muddlement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English muddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuddleTo mix together, to mix up; to confuse; To mash...
2Middle Dutchmoddelento make muddy
3Middle Dutchmodde—
4Proto-Germanicmud-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →