Where does “groundles” come from?
groundles (Middle English) comes 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.
groundles (Middle English): Bottomless; having no bottom or floor
Definitions
- Bottomless; having no bottom or floor
Ancestry of “groundles”, step by step
groundles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ground
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ground | ground; Earth |
| 2 | Old English | grund | ground; bottom, foundation; abyss, depths |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |