Where does “battleground” come from?
Battleground comes from English ground, from English grind, from Faroese grind, from Old Norse grind, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- meaning to grow or swell.
battleground (English): A location where a battle may be fought, or has...
Definitions
- A location where a battle may be fought, or has...
Ancestry of “battleground”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ground | The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky... |
| 2 | Middle English | ground | ground; Earth |
| 3 | Old English | grund | ground; bottom, foundation; abyss, depths |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “battleground”