Where does “groundburst” come from?
groundburst (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.
groundburst (English): The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when...
Definitions
- The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when...
Ancestry of “groundburst”, step by step
groundburst 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 burst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burst | To break from internal pressure; To cause to... |
| 2 | Middle English | bresten | To burst break from internal pressure |
| 3 | Old English | berstan | to break, shatter, burst |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *brestan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |