English

groundpig

Blend of ground + pig.

A blend of ground + pig

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

Proto-Germanic *grunduz ‘ground, foundation’

Proto-West Germanic *grundu

Old English grund

Middle English ground

Middle English pigge ‘pig, piglet’

English pig

Today it means

noun Synonym of groundhog.

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

Etymograph / groundpig