Where does “groundless” come from?
Groundless comes from Middle English groundles, from Old English grundlēas meaning "without a base or foundation," from Proto-Germanic grundulausaz.
groundless (English): Without any grounds to support it; baseless
Definitions
- Without any grounds to support it; baseless
Ancestry of “groundless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | groundles | Bottomless; having no bottom or floor |
| 2 | Middle English | -les | Lacking (something); without (something) |
| 3 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 4 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | by |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |