Where does “stunningly” come from?
Stunningly derives from Middle English stunning plus the adverbial suffix -ly, from Old English -līċ meaning "like" or "having the form of," from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "form" or "appearance."
stunningly (English): So as to stun or amaze
Definitions
- So as to stun or amaze
Ancestry of “stunningly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stunning | Having an effect that stuns; Exceptionally... |
| 2 | English | stun | To incapacitate; especially by inducing... |
| 3 | Middle English | stonen | Composed or built of stone; To throw stones; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |