- grondwerk
- earthwork; ground work
Deutsch-Englisch-Wasserbau. 2015.
Deutsch-Englisch-Wasserbau. 2015.
groundwork — mid 15c., from GROUND (Cf. ground) (n.) + WORK (Cf. work) (n.). Cf. M.Du. grontwerck, Du. grondwerk, Ger. grundwerk. Originally the solid base on which a structure is built; figurative sense is from 1550s … Etymology dictionary