Etymology

astony

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Today it means: To astound; to paralyse, to stun. Full definition →

Middle English astoneyen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromastoneyen
  2. English todayastony

From Middle English astoneyen, astony, a back-formation from astoneyed, from a- + Old French estoné (“stunned”), the past participle of estoner (“to stun”) + -ed (participial suffix). See also astone, astonish.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishastoneyen all →

astonish

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