Where does “astound” come from?
Astound comes from Middle English astouned, from Middle English astonen, from Old English āstunian, formed with the Old English intensive prefix ā- (from or-) and a root from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten-.
astound (English): To astonish, bewilder or dazzle; Stunned;...
Definitions
- To astonish, bewilder or dazzle; Stunned;...
Ancestry of “astound”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | astouned | — |
| 2 | Middle English | astounen | to astound, stun, astonish |
| 3 | Old English | āstunian | — |
| 4 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 5 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “astound”