étonner

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French estonner, from Old French estoner (“to be dizzy due to a violent blow”), of obscure origin. Possibly from Old Frankish *stunōn (“to make a loud sound”), from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (“to make a sound, groan”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten- (“to thunder, rustle, drone, groan”). Cognate with Old English stunian (“to crash, make a loud sound”) (see stun); or from a hypothetical Latin *extonare (“to thunder out”) from ex (“out”) + tonare (“to thunder”), ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root; or a fusion of both. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.tɔ.ne/ === Verb === étonner to surprise Ce qui m'étonne, c'est qu'il n'en dise rien. ― What surprises me is that he isn't saying anything about it. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tu m'étonnes ==== Related terms ==== étonnant étonné étonnement === Further reading === “étonner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012