English
groundliness
From groundly + -ness.
Formed from groundly + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- ‘to resound’
Proto-Germanic *grunduz ‘ground’
Proto-West Germanic *grundu
Old English grund ‘ground’
Middle English groundli
English groundly
Today it means
noun The quality of being groundly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / groundliness