## Etymology
From Middle English mase ('delusion, bewilderment'), probably from an Old English verb *masian ('to confuse'), related to amaze. The sense 'confusing network of paths' developed from the idea of bewilderment.

## AI Etymology
Maze comes from Middle English mase ('delusion, bewilderment'), probably from an Old English verb *masian ('to confuse'), related to amaze. The sense 'confusing network of paths' developed from the idea of bewilderment. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun and verb, it denotes "a network of confusing paths; to bewilder", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Middle English mase. Derivative forms include mazed, mazy; related words include amaze, bewilder.

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