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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

  1. Obsolete form of astonished; simple past tense...

Ancestry of “astonisht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishastonishTo surprise greatly
2EnglishastoneTo astonish
3Middle Englishastonien—
4Old Englishāstunian—
5Old Englishā-a-; away, out
6Old Englishar-—
7Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
8Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
11Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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