Etymograph

English

groundstone

From ground + stone.

A compound of ground + stone

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 *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Today it means

noun A simple neolithic stone tool made by grinding.

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

Etymograph / groundstone