Where does “ground” come from?

ground (Middle English) comes from Old English grund, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

ground (Middle English): ground; Earth

Definitions

  1. ground; Earth

Ancestry of “ground”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrundground; bottom, foundation; abyss, depths
2Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “ground”

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