"puzzle" is a strange word in itself. A quick search was not very helpful:
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Etymology
Origin uncertain, originally pusle, possibly pose ("to perplex") +#8206; -le ("(frequentive, diminutive)"). The verb (1590s) "to perplex" seems to predate the noun "state of being perplexed" (circa 1600), "perplexing question" (1650s), "toy" (1814).[1]
Posted 05/01/2011 3:19 pm
