Etymology

groundborne

G2R1O1U1N1D2B3O1R1N1E1

Today it means: Originating from or transported on ground. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrem-
  2. Proto-Germanic*grunduz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*grundu
  4. Old Englishgrund
  5. Middle Englishground
  6. Englishground
  7. English todaygroundborne

From ground + -borne.

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