ground
Middle English
noun
Definitions
- ground
- Earth
Etymology
Inherited from Old English grund (ground) inherited from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grunduz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gʰr̥mtu- Proto-Indo-European
- *grunduz Proto-Germanic
- grund Old English
- grundleas Old English
- grundweall Old English
- grynde Old English
- sægrund Old English
- æfgrynde Old English
- grounde Middle English
- grunnr Old Norse
- grunt Old High German
- *grundu gmw-pro
- grunt Old Dutch
- grund Old Saxon
- grund Old Frisian