Where does “stounien” come from?
stounien (Middle English) comes from Old English stunian, from Proto-West Germanic stunōn, from Proto-Germanic stunōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tenh₂- — to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...
Ancestry of “stounien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | stunian | to make a loud sound; crash; to strike with a... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | stunōn | to rumble, groan; to thunder, crash, make a loud... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stunōną | to make a loud sound; crash; to thunder, rumble;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tenh₂- | to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to... |