English Explanatory Dictionary

groundwall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wall as foundation; a foundation.

Word forms

groundwall groundwalls

Etymology

From Middle English groundwalle, grundwal, from Old English grundweall (“foundation”), equivalent to ground + wall. Cognate with Middle High German gruntwal (“foundation”), Danish grundvold (“foundation”), Swedish grundval (“base, basis, foundation”).

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