Where does “maziness” come from?
maziness (English) comes from English mazy, 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- — out, outward.
maziness (English): The state of being mazy
Definitions
- The state of being mazy
Ancestry of “maziness”, step by step
maziness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mazy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mazy | Mazelike; like a maze; Not straight; zigzagging;... |
| 2 | English | maze | A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | mase | Something that causes bewilderment or mystery;... |
| 4 | Middle English | masen | To bewilder, amaze, perplex, or mislead; To be... |
| 5 | Middle English | amased | shocked; incapable of action or movement; scared,... |
| 6 | Old English | āmasian | to perplex, confound; to confuse, astonish |
| 7 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 8 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |