English
groundmist
From ground + mist.
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 *h₃meygʰ- ‘cloud, fog, drizzle’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰstos
Proto-Germanic *mihstaz ‘mist, fog’
Old English mist
Middle English mist
English mist
Today it means
noun A low-lying fog.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / groundmist