Where does “maze” come from?
maze (Middle English) comes 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-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
maze (Middle English): Alternative form of mase; Alternative form of...
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- Alternative form of mase; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “maze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | masen | To bewilder, amaze, perplex, or mislead; To be... |
| 2 | Middle English | amased | shocked; incapable of action or movement; scared,... |
| 3 | Old English | āmasian | to perplex, confound; to confuse, astonish |
| 4 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 5 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |