Etymograph

English

staggerment

Coined by J.

Formed from stagger + -ment

Old Norse stakra ‘to push, stagger’

Middle English stakeren ‘to stagger’

English stagger

The story

Coined by J.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Today it means

noun The state of feeling staggered or overwhelmed.

Sources

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