Where does “astone” come from?

astone (English) comes from Middle English astonien, from Old English āstunian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.

astone (English): To astonish

Definitions

  1. To astonish

Ancestry of “astone”, step by step

astone traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English astonien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishastonien—
2Old Englishāstunian—
3Old Englishā-a-; away, out
4Old Englishar-—
5Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Middle English astonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishastonento astonish
2Middle Englishastoned—
3Old Frenchestoné—
4Old Frenchestonerto stun, daze
5Latinēx-out, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

via Middle English astunien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishastunien—

Words derived from “astone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →