English
dazed
Dazed comes from Old Norse dasaðr ‘weary’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *dasōjan-.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dasōjan-reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350dasaðr‘weary’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022dazed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dasōjan-reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350dasaðr‘weary’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022dazed
Earliest quotation: 2022, Benedict le Vay, The heroes of Soham...: “The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet,…”
The story
From Middle English, from Old Norse dasaðr (‘weary’), dasask (‘to become weary’), from Proto-Germanic *dasōjan-, from the adjective *daza-, possibly from a variant of Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (‘to hold, support’), related to Armenian դադարել (dadarel, “to settle, stop, end”).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to hold, support’
drug, firm, dry, dark, drama, throne, drain, drone, dare, feasible, drastic, refrain, formidable, dharma, darn, dor, dern, 42 more
Today it means
adj In a state of shock or confusion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *dasōjan- / dazed