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English word amaze comes from Old English prefix ā- and root *masian (to confound), which in turn likely comes from Proto-Germanic *masōną (to struggle with, be confused)
ā- (Old English)
Old English prefix used for forming words with the sense from, away, off, e.g. āniman, which meant 'to take away or remove'
*masōną (Proto-Germanic)
to labour, struggle with, be confused.
*masian (Old English)
to confound
āmasian (Old English)
To amaze. To confuse, confound, perplex.
amasen (Middle English)
amaze (English)
(now, _, poetic) Amazement, astonishment. [from 16th c.] (intransitive) To undergo amazement; to be astounded.. (obsolete) To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.. (obsolete) To stupefy; to knock unconscious. [13th-17th c.]. (obsolete) To terrify, to fill with panic. [16th-18th c.]. (transitive) To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex. [from 16th c.].