English

lensgrinding

From lens + grinding.

A compound of lens + grinding

Latin lēns ‘lentil’

English lens

Proto-Germanic *grindaną ‘to grind’

Proto-West Germanic *grindan ‘to grind’

Old English grindan ‘to grind’

Middle English grynden ‘to grind’

Middle English gryndynge

Today it means

noun The work of grinding lenses.

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

Etymograph / lensgrinding