Where does “awesomazing” come from?
awesomazing (English) comes from English amazing, from English amaze, from Middle English amased, from Old English āmasian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
awesomazing (English): amazing; wonderful
Definitions
- amazing; wonderful
Ancestry of “awesomazing”, step by step
awesomazing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amazing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amazing | present participle of amaze; Causing wonder and... |
| 2 | English | amaze | To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish,... |
| 3 | Middle English | amased | shocked; incapable of action or movement; scared,... |
| 4 | Old English | āmasian | to perplex, confound; to confuse, astonish |
| 5 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 6 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English awesome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | awesome | Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or... |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |