English
groud
Groud comes from Russian груда ‘pile, heap’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *gruda.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gruda‘heap, lump’reconstructed
- Russianmodernгрудаgruda‘pile, heap’
- Englishtodaygroud
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gruda‘heap, lump’reconstructed
- Russianmodernгрудаgruda‘pile, heap’
- Englishtodaygroud
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- ‘to grind, to rub’
grand, grill, greedy, charismatic, grit, yearn, grime, yar, chromatic, ochre, growl, grisly, grist, grimace, exhort, grout, 16 more
Today it means
noun A heap, or mathematical generalization of a group, in abstract algebra.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *gruda / groud