English

groany

From groan + -y.

Formed from groan + -y

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 Tending to groan.

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