Where does “amasen” come from?

amasen (Middle English) comes from Old English āmasian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

amasen (Middle English): to bewilder, perplex

Definitions

  1. to bewilder, perplex

Ancestry of “amasen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāmasianto perplex, confound; to confuse, astonish
2Old Englishā-a-; away, out
3Old Englishar-—
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →
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