English
groundapple
From ground + apple.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- ‘floor, settlement’
Proto-Germanic *grunduz ‘ground, foundation’
Proto-West Germanic *grundu
Old English grund
Middle English ground
English ground
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl
Proto-Germanic *aplaz ‘apple’
Proto-West Germanic *applu ‘apple’
Old English æppel ‘apple’
Middle English appel ‘apple; apple tree’
English apple
Today it means
noun An apple that has fallen to the ground.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / groundapple