English
groundable
Groundable comes from Middle English groundable.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500groundable
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500groundable
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from ground + -able
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- ‘floor, settlement’
Proto-Germanic *grunduz ‘ground, foundation’
Proto-West Germanic *grundu
Old English grund
Middle English ground
English ground
Every English word from Middle English groundable
Today it means
adj Capable of being electrically grounded.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English groundable / groundable