Where does “supportment” come from?

supportment (English) comes from English support, from Middle English support, from Middle French support.

supportment (English): support

Definitions

  1. support

Ancestry of “supportment”, step by step

supportment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English support

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupportTo keep from falling; To answer questions and...
2Middle Englishsupport—
3Middle Frenchsupport—

via English ment

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