Where does “aghastness” come from?
aghastness (English) comes from English aghast, from Middle English agast, from Middle English agasten, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
aghastness (English): The state or quality of being aghast
Definitions
- The state or quality of being aghast
Ancestry of “aghastness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aghast | Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs... |
| 2 | Middle English | agast | — |
| 3 | Middle English | agasten | to terrify |
| 4 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 5 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 6 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |