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Where does “groud” come from?

groud (English) comes from Russian груда, from Proto-Slavic gruda, from Proto-Indo-European gʰréwdos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

groud (English): A heap, or mathematical generalization of a...

Definitions

  1. A heap, or mathematical generalization of a...

Ancestry of “groud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрудаpile, heap, mass, clod
2Proto-Slavicgrudaheap, lump
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰréwdoscrude, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “groud”

  • semigroud
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