Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groundwall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ground-wall
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wall as foundation; a foundation.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: groundwalle, grundweall

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does groundwall mean?
A wall as foundation; a foundation.
Where does groundwall come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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