stun
English
/stʌn/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
- (transitive) To shock or surprise.
- (snooker) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stunien inherited from Old English stunian (make a loud sound, crash, astonish, impinge, confound, resound, knock, strike with a loud sound, stupefy, dash, roar) inherited from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (groan, crash, bang, sound), *stenaną (shout, moan) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tona-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)tona-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astonish English
- astonishable English
- astonisher English
- astonishment English
- astonisht English
- astony English
- electrostun English
- grenade English
- poll English
- stun grenade English
- stunnable English
- stunner English
- stunning English
- stunningly English
- stunningness English
- stunpoll English
- ex Latin
- tono Latin
- Gestöhn German
- bestaunen German
- erstaunen German
- staunen German
- stöhnen German
- gesteun Dutch, Flemish
- ondersteunen Dutch, Flemish
- steunbeer Dutch, Flemish
- steunen Dutch, Flemish
- steunfort Dutch, Flemish
- steunpakket Dutch, Flemish
- стонать Russian
- *(s)ten- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)tona- Proto-Indo-European
- *stenaną Proto-Germanic
- *stunōną Proto-Germanic
- *āstunian Old English
- stunian Old English
- astonien Middle English
- stunien Middle English
- stunnyng Middle English
- stynja Old Norse
- estoner Old French
- stynja Icelandic
- stōnen, stonen Middle Dutch
- stenen Middle High German
- *stenan Old Dutch
- stūnen, stunen Alemannic German
- стонати Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- *stunon, *stunōn Frankish