English
groundway
Groundway comes from Old English grundwæġ ‘earth, world’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grundwæġ‘earth, world’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*groundwayreconstructed
- Englishtodaygroundway
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grundwæġ‘earth, world’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*groundwayreconstructed
- Englishtodaygroundway
Every English word from Old English grundwæġ
Today it means
noun In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English grundwæġ / groundway