Where does “astonisht” come from?
astonisht (English) comes from English astonish, from English astone, 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- — out, outward.
astonisht (English): Obsolete form of astonished; simple past tense...
Definitions
- Obsolete form of astonished; simple past tense...
Ancestry of “astonisht”, step by step
astonisht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astonish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astonish | To surprise greatly |
| 2 | English | astone | To astonish |
| 3 | Middle English | astonien | — |
| 4 | Old English | āstunian | — |
| 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 |
via English T
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | T | The ordinal number twentieth, derived from this... |