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- Old English · inherited fromgrundwæġ“earth, world”
- Middle English · inherited from*groundway
- English todaygroundway
From Middle English *groundway, from Old English grundwæġ (“earth, world”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
groundway
Today it means: In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built. Full definition →
Middle English *groundway ← Old English grundwæġ