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Where does “stunjaną” come from?

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

stunjaną (Proto-Germanic): to sound, crash, bang, groan

Definitions

  1. to sound, crash, bang, groan

Ancestry of “stunjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstenanąto sigh, to groan
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tona-—

Words derived from “stunjaną”

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