English
groundcrew
From ground + crew.
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 *ḱer- ‘to grow’
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Latin crēscō ‘to grow, increase’
Old French croistre ‘to grow’
Old French creue ‘increase; recruit’
Middle English crue
English crew
Today it means
noun The crew that handles and maintains aircraft on the ground.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / groundcrew