Where does “mumblement” come from?

mumblement (English) comes from English mumble, from Middle English momelen.

mumblement (English): mumbling

Definitions

  1. mumbling

Ancestry of “mumblement”, step by step

mumblement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mumble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmumbleTo speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to...
2Middle Englishmomelen—

via English ment

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