Where does “mazidnesse” come from?
mazidnesse (Middle English) comes from Middle English mased, 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- — out, outward.
mazidnesse (Middle English): perplexedness, wonderment, astonishment
Definitions
- perplexedness, wonderment, astonishment
Ancestry of “mazidnesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mased | Bewildered, amazed, perplexed, or misled;... |
| 2 | Middle English | masen | To bewilder, amaze, perplex, or mislead; To be... |
| 3 | Middle English | amased | shocked; incapable of action or movement; scared,... |
| 4 | Old English | āmasian | to perplex, confound; to confuse, astonish |
| 5 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 6 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |