English

groundfire

From ground + fire.

A compound of ground + fire

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- ‘floor, settlement’

Proto-Germanic *grunduz ‘ground, foundation’

Proto-West Germanic *grundu

Old English grund

Middle English ground

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

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Proto-Germanic *fuïr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr ‘fire’

Middle English fyr

English fire

Today it means

noun Gunfire directed at aircraft from the ground.

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

Etymograph / groundfire