English
grovelsome
From grovel + -some.
Formed from grovel + -some
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
adj Characterised or marked by grovelling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / grovelsome