Where does “ravelment” come from?

ravelment (English) comes from English ravel, from Dutch ravelen — confuse, entangle; to tangle, fray out, unweave.

ravelment (English): confusion; entanglement

Definitions

  1. confusion; entanglement

Ancestry of “ravelment”, step by step

ravelment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ravel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishravelA snarl; a complication; A ravelled thread; To...
2Dutchravelenconfuse, entangle; to tangle, fray out, unweave

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Dutch ravelen →Every word from English ravel →
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