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tonare
Latin · ancient
"to thunder"
to thunder, the root of being stunned as if struck by a thunderclap
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estoner
Old French · medieval
"to stun, to daze"
carried into French for being stunned or dazed
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astonish
English · 1500s
"to cause someone great surprise or wonder"
settled as the English word for causing great surprise or wonder
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