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-out, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “astun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Old French estoner →