Where does “grounation” come from?
grounation (English) comes 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.
grounation (English): A Rastafarian meeting for the discussion of religious, social, and political topics
Definitions
- A Rastafarian meeting for the discussion of religious, social, and political topics
Ancestry of “grounation”, step by step
grounation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ground
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English foundation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foundation | The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | foundacioun | — |