Where does “étonné” come from?

étonné (Louisiana Creole) comes from French étonner, from Middle French estonner, from Old French estoner, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

étonné (Louisiana Creole): to astonish

Definitions

  1. to astonish

Ancestry of “étonné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétonnerto surprise
2Middle Frenchestonnerto shock; to surprise; to be surprised
3Old Frenchestonerto stun, daze
4Latinēx-out, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Old French estoner →