Where does “unastoundingly” come from?
unastoundingly (English) comes from English unastounding, 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- — out, outward.
unastoundingly (English): In an unastounding manner; unsurprisingly
Definitions
- In an unastounding manner; unsurprisingly
Ancestry of “unastoundingly”, step by step
unastoundingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unastounding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unastounding | Not astounding |
| 2 | English | astounding | present participle of astound; That astounds or... |
| 3 | English | astound | To astonish, bewilder or dazzle; Stunned;... |
| 4 | Middle English | astouned | — |
| 5 | Middle English | astounen | to astound, stun, astonish |
| 6 | Old English | āstunian | — |
| 7 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 8 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |