Where does “amazing” come from?
Amazing comes from Middle English amazinge, from Old English *āmazian with the suffix -ing, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic uz- and Proto-Indo-European uds- meaning "out."
amazing (English): present participle of amaze; Causing wonder and...
Definitions
- present participle of amaze; Causing wonder and...
Ancestry of “amazing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amaze | To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish,... |
| 2 | Middle English | amased | shocked; incapable of action or movement; scared,... |
| 3 | Old English | āmasian | to perplex, confound; to confuse, astonish |
| 4 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 5 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |