Where does “astonen” come from?

astonen (Middle English) comes from Middle English astoned, from Old French estoné, from Old French estoner, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

astonen (Middle English): to astonish

Definitions

  1. to astonish

Ancestry of “astonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishastoned—
2Old Frenchestoné—
3Old Frenchestonerto stun, daze
4Latinēx-out, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “astonen”

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