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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

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

Words derived from “astone”

  • astonishment
  • astonishing
  • astonish
  • astonishingly
  • astonisht
  • astonishingness
  • unastonishable
  • astonishable
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