English

hardground

From hard + ground.

A compound of hard + ground

Proto-Germanic *harduz

Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī)

Old English heard ‘hard’

Middle English hard

English hard

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

Proto-Germanic *grunduz ‘ground, foundation’

Proto-West Germanic *grundu

Old English grund

Middle English ground

Today it means

noun A lithified seafloor.

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

Etymograph / hardground