Where does “stunien” come from?
stunien (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 “stunien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |
Words derived from “stunien”