Where does “astounder” come from?
astounder (English) comes from English astound, from Middle English astouned, from Middle English astounen, from Old English āstunian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
astounder (English): A person who astounds
Definitions
- A person who astounds
Ancestry of “astounder”, step by step
astounder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astound | To astonish, bewilder or dazzle; Stunned;... |
| 2 | Middle English | astouned | — |
| 3 | Middle English | astounen | to astound, stun, astonish |
| 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |