Where does “rufflement” come from?

rufflement (English) comes from English ruffle, from Middle English ruffelen, from Old Norse hrufla — to graze, scratch.

rufflement (English): The act of ruffling

Definitions

  1. The act of ruffling

Ancestry of “rufflement”, step by step

rufflement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ruffle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruffleAny gathered or curled strip of fabric added as...
2Middle Englishruffelen—
3Old Norsehruflato graze, scratch

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Old Norse hrufla →Every word from Middle English ruffelen →Every word from English ruffle →