Where does “wayment” come from?

wayment (English) comes from Middle English waymenten, from Anglo-Norman waimenter, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wai-, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.

wayment (English): To lament; Lamentation; grief; Wait a minute

Definitions

  1. To lament; Lamentation; grief; Wait a minute

Ancestry of “wayment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwaymentenTo grieve or suffer; to experience distress
2Anglo-Normanwaimenter—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwai-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear

Words derived from “wayment”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wai- →Every word from Anglo-Norman waimenter →