Where does “étonner” come from?
étonner (French) comes from Middle French estonner, from Old French estoner, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
étonner (French): to surprise
Ancestry of “étonner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | estonner | to shock; to surprise; to be surprised |
| 2 | Old French | estoner | to stun, daze |
| 3 | Latin | ēx- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
Words derived from “étonner”