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Where does “stenaną” come from?

stenaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)tona-.

stenaną (Proto-Germanic): to sigh, to groan

Definitions

  1. to sigh, to groan

Ancestry of “stenaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)tona-—

Words derived from “stenaną”

  • astonishment
  • astonishing
  • astounding
  • astonish
  • astonishingly
  • stun
  • astound
  • astoundingly
  • stunner
  • astoundment
  • astonisht
  • stunpoll
  • astony
  • astonishingness
  • stunnable
  • astonishable
  • astun
  • unastonishable
  • stun grenade
  • astone
  • aston
  • astoundeth
  • astoundest
  • stöhnen
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