Amazing
/əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/noun
Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.
Did you know?The word 'amazing' is linked to the Old English term 'amaze', which originally meant to confuse or bewilder, hinting at the power of wonder to disorient the mind!
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
Middle English
amazing
“Causing confusion or bewilderment.”
Old English
Old English
amasian
“To confuse or bewilder.”
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
amaisōną
“To confuse or to make dizzy.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*maǵh-
“To be able, to have power; hinting at magical or extraordinary abilities.”