Etymology

battleground

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Today it means: A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. Full definition →

English ground ← Middle English ground ← Old English grund
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  2. Latinbattuō
  3. Late Latinbattālia
  4. Old Frenchbataille
  5. Middle Englishbatayle
  6. Englishbattle
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrem-
  8. Proto-Germanic*grunduz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*grundu
  10. Old Englishgrund
  11. Middle Englishground
  12. Englishground
  13. English todaybattleground

From battle + ground.

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