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English word ground comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-, Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥mtu-, and later Proto-Germanic *grunduz (Ground, foundation.)

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*gʰrem- (Proto-Indo-European)

to rub, grind, scrape

*gʰr̥mtu- (Proto-Indo-European)

*gʰrm̥tús (Proto-Indo-European)

*grunduz (Proto-Germanic)

Ground, foundation.

grund (Old English)

Ground, foundation, abyss, hell, plain, country land, earth.

groude (Middle English)

Earth. Ground.

ground (English)

(US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.. (baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).. (cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out. (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as [...]

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