English
groveler
From grovel + -er.
A compound of grovel + -er
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ‑ ‘to dig, scrape, scrabble, scratch’
Proto-Germanic *grubilōną ‘to dig, delve into’
Old Norse grufla
Middle English *grovelen
English grovel
Today it means
noun A person who grovels.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / groveler