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The word "astonish" traces its roots back to the Latin verb "ex-* ("out, away") + tonare ("to thunder"). The original meaning was "to stun or deafen with a loud noise," such as thunder. Over time, the meaning evolved to include the idea of "surprising or shocking greatly."
The word entered the English language through the Old French word estonir, which has the same meaning as the English word. The Old French word likely developed from the Frankish verb stunjan ("to crash, roar"), which is related to the Latin verb "tonare."
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