grund
Old English
noun
Definitions
- ground
- bottom, foundation
- abyss, (in the plural) depths
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grunduz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ground English
- *gʰr̥mtu- Proto-Indo-European
- *grundulausaz Proto-Germanic
- *grunduz Proto-Germanic
- grundleas Old English
- grundweall Old English
- grynde Old English
- sægrund Old English
- sǣ Old English
- weall Old English
- æfgrynde Old English
- ground Middle English
- grounde Middle English
- groundwalle Middle English
- grunnr Old Norse
- grunt Old High German
- *grundu gmw-pro
- grunt Old Dutch
- grund Old Saxon
- grund Old Frisian