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Where does “astun” come from?

astun (English) comes from Middle English astonen, from Middle English astoned, from Old French estoné, from Old French estoner, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

astun (English): To astonish

Definitions

  1. To astonish

Ancestry of “astun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishastonento astonish
2Middle Englishastoned—
3Old Frenchestoné—
4Old Frenchestonerto stun, daze
5Latinēx-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “astun”

  • astonishment
  • astonishing
  • astonish
  • astonishingly
  • astonisht
  • astonishingness
  • unastonishable
  • astonishable
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