astonish
English
/əˈstɒnɪʃ/, /əˈstɑnɪʃ/
verb
Definitions
- To surprise greatly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English astonien inherited from Old English *āstunian derived from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (groan, crash, bang, sound) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten- (groan, sigh) affix from English stun compound from Latin ex (out of, from, out, thoroughly, out from, without, delete, cross out, throughout, away) + Latin tono.
Origin
Latin
tono
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astonishable English
- astonisher English
- astonishment English
- astonisht English
- astony English
- electrostun English
- ex contractu English
- ex delicto English
- ex- English
- ex-directory English
- exolete English
- extenuating English
- exthorio English
- stun English
- stun grenade English
- stunnable English
- stunner English
- stunning English
- stunpoll English
- unastonishable English
- *exaurare Latin
- *excadeo, *excadēre, *excadeō Latin
- *excadō Latin
- *excambiāre Latin
- *excambiō Latin
- *excampare Latin
- *excoāctiāre Latin
- *exfortiō Latin
- *exlītigāre Latin
- *expingere Latin
- *extaliō Latin
- *extroculāre Latin
- *exvellere Latin
- *exwardare Latin
- attono Latin
- bis Latin
- cambiō Latin
- deex Latin
- ecce Latin
- ex Latin
- exaurare Latin
- excommūnicāre Latin
- excurare Latin
- exeligere Latin
- exinanio Latin
- exiuro Latin
- exos Latin
- expeiuro Latin
- retono Latin
- sapio Latin
- tono Latin
- wardare Latin
- erstaunen German
- erstaunlich German
- staunen German
- ciarlare Italian
- esecutore Italian
- scipito Italian
- éployer French
- экспромт Russian
- ex- Spanish, Castilian
- expectorar Spanish, Castilian
- αὔρα Ancient Greek
- ἐκ Ancient Greek
- *(s)ten- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *eǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *stenaną Proto-Germanic
- *stunōną Proto-Germanic
- *þunraz Proto-Germanic
- *āstunian Old English
- stunian Old English
- -ing Middle English
- astonen Middle English
- astonien Middle English
- stunien Middle English
- estoner Old French
- esventail Old French
- res- Old French
- el Esperanto
- eks Serbo-Croatian
- екс Serbo-Croatian
- es- Catalan, Valencian
- esdevenir Catalan, Valencian
- estourar Galician
- ex Old Portuguese
- *stunon, *stunōn Frankish
- sbintari Sicilian
- scassari Sicilian
- scìpitu Sicilian
- spillonga Sicilian
- sputtusari Sicilian