'awedness' is a modern English formation from the noun 'awe' combined with the adjective-forming/participial suffix '-ed' and the abstract noun suffix '-ness', creating 'awedness' to mean 'the state of being awed'.

'awe' entered Middle English as 'awe' (ME), from Old English 'ege' (or 'aeg'), meaning 'terror, fear'; over time the word 'awe' developed into Middle and Modern English forms. The modern formation 'awedness' arose later by adding '-ed' + '-ness' to express the state of being affected by awe.

Originally 'awe' primarily meant 'terror' or 'fear'; over time its sense broadened to include reverential wonder and respect, leading to the modern sense captured by 'awedness'.