myEtymology.com: English etymology of astonishment

Etymology of the English word astonishment

the English word astonishment

derived from the English word astonish

derived from the Old French word estoner

derived from the Latin root *extonare

derived from the Latin word tonare (it thunders; thunder; speak thunderous tones, thunderously)

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the English word astone

using the English suffix -ment