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dumbfounder en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

Alteration of dumbfound.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To dumbfound.

Forms

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dumbfoundered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dumbfoundered Tense=Past lexicographic
dumbfounders Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dumfounder alternative lexicographic
dumbfoundering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

dumbfounderment

dumbfounder en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree English dumbfound Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dumbfounder From dumbfound + -er.

Meanings

  1. Someone or something that dumbfounds.

Forms

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dumbfounders Number=Plur lexicographic