Where does “mazework” come from?
mazework (English) comes from English maze, from Middle English mase, from Middle English masen, from Middle English amased, from Old English āmasian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ- — out, outward.
mazework (English): A labyrinthine structure
Definitions
- A labyrinthine structure
Ancestry of “mazework”, step by step
mazework traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maze | A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated... |
| 2 | Middle English | mase | Something that causes bewilderment or mystery;... |
| 3 | Middle English | masen | To bewilder, amaze, perplex, or mislead; To be... |
| 4 | Middle English | amased | shocked; incapable of action or movement; scared,... |
| 5 | Old English | āmasian | to perplex, confound; to confuse, astonish |
| 6 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 7 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |