Where does “submaze” come from?
submaze (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.
submaze (English): A maze forming part of a larger maze
Definitions
- A maze forming part of a larger maze
Ancestry of “submaze”, step by step
submaze 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 |
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |