stun

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 307 words | Copyright

stun XIII. Aphetic of †astune, †astone (XIII) — AN. *astoner, *astuner, estuner, OF. estoner (mod. étonner):- Gallo-Rom. *extonāare, for L. attonāre stun, stupefy, f. AT- + tonāre THUNDER.
Hence stunning (-ING2) (colloq.) first-rate, ‘topping’. XIX.

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