groaning

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromgrānung
2. Middle English · inherited fromgronynge“groaning”
3. English todaygroaning

From Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), from Old English grānung; equivalent to groan + -ing. Conflated with Middle English gronende, present participle of gronen, from Old English grāniende, present participle of grānian (“to groan”). Analyzable as groan + -ing.