Where does “flummoxed” come from?

flummoxed (English) comes from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

flummoxed (English): Confused, perplexed or flustered; simple past...

Definitions

  1. Confused, perplexed or flustered; simple past...

Ancestry of “flummoxed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
2Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
3Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

Words derived from “flummoxed”

Every word from Old English -ed →Every word from English -ed →Every word from Middle English -ed →