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English word origin

Etymology of gound

From Middle English gounde, gownde, from Old English gund (“matter, pus, poison”), from Proto-West Germanic *gund, from Proto-Germanic *gundaz (“sore, boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰendʰ- (“ulcer, sore, abscess, boi

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
noun

Mucus produced by the eyes during sleep. · Gummy matter in sore eyes.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English gounde, gownde, from Old English gund (“matter, pus, poison”), from Proto-West Germanic *gund, from Proto-Germanic *gundaz (“sore, boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰendʰ- (“ulcer, sore, abscess, boil”). Cognate with Old High German gunt (“purulent matter”), dialectal Norwegian gund (“the scab of an ulcer”).

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  • Inherited-form mentiongoundeenm
  • Inherited-form mentiongundang · matter, pus, poison
  • Inherited-form mention*gundgmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*gundazgem-pro · sore, boil
  • Derivation mention*gʰendʰ-ine-pro · ulcer, sore, abscess, boil
  • Cognate mentionguntgoh · purulent matter
  • Cognate mentiongundno · the scab of an ulcer
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