staunen
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃtaʊ̯nən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to be amazed, astonished
Etymology
Borrowed from Alemannic German stūnen, stunen derived from Old French estoner.
Origin
Old French
estoner
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astonish English
- astony English
- electrostun English
- stun English
- stun grenade English
- stunnable English
- stunner English
- stunning English
- stunpoll English
- bestaunen German
- erstaunen German
- erstaunlich German
- *āstunian Old English
- stunien Middle English
- estoner Old French
- stūnen, stunen Alemannic German