Where does “astonishingly” come from?
Astonishingly comes from English astonish, from Middle English astonen, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz combining ḱóm and (s)ten-, meaning to strike with thunder or shock.
astonishingly (English): In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or...
Definitions
- In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or...
Ancestry of “astonishingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astonishing | Causing astonishment; present participle of... |
| 2 | English | astonish | To surprise greatly |
| 3 | English | astone | To astonish |
| 4 | Middle English | astonien | — |
| 5 | Old English | āstunian | — |
| 6 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 7 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |