Where does “astoundingly” come from?
Astoundingly derives from English astound, Old English -līċ, Middle English astonen, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European stems līg-, ḱóm, and (s)ten-.
astoundingly (English): In an astounding manner; so as to astound,...
Definitions
- In an astounding manner; so as to astound,...
Ancestry of “astoundingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | astounding | present participle of astound; That astounds or... |
| 2 | English | astound | To astonish, bewilder or dazzle; Stunned;... |
| 3 | Middle English | astouned | — |
| 4 | Middle English | astounen | to astound, stun, astonish |
| 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 |