Where does “tossment” come from?

tossment (English) comes from English toss, from Middle English tossen — to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow.

tossment (English): Tossing; moving restlessly

Definitions

  1. Tossing; moving restlessly

Ancestry of “tossment”, step by step

tossment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English toss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtossA throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial...
2Middle Englishtossento buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow

via English ment

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