Where does “astoundingness” come from?
astoundingness (English) comes from English astounding, 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- — out, outward.
astoundingness (English): The quality of being astounding
Definitions
- The quality of being astounding
Ancestry of “astoundingness”, step by step
astoundingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astounding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |