Etymology of the English word stun
the English word
stunderived from the English word
stunenderived from the Old French word
estonerderived from the Latin root
*extonarederived 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
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of stun in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
stunner,
stunning,
stunnedCognates
French
étonnerUsage
Word found in Modern English
