Where does “battlegrounds” come from?
battlegrounds (English) comes from English battleground, from English ground, from Middle English ground, from Old English grund, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
battlegrounds (English): plural of battleground
Definitions
- plural of battleground
Ancestry of “battlegrounds”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | battleground | A location where a battle may be fought, or has... |
| 2 | English | ground | The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky... |
| 3 | Middle English | ground | ground; Earth |
| 4 | Old English | grund | ground; bottom, foundation; abyss, depths |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |