Etymology

astun

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Today it means: To astonish. Full definition →

Middle English astonen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromastonen
  2. English todayastun

Inherited from Middle English astonen, probably ultimately from a- + Old French estoner (“to stun”). By surface analysis, a- + stun.

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