Etymograph

English

groansome

From groan + -some.

Formed from groan + -some

Proto-Germanic *grīnaną ‘to whine’

Proto-Germanic *grainōną ‘to howl’

Proto-West Germanic *grainōn

Old English grānian ‘to groan’

Middle English gronen ‘to groan or cry due to birth pangs’

English groan

Today it means

adj Characterised or marked by groaning

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / groansome