thesingingsea [she/her]

Etymonline entry for ground

Seems like it was used for pilots in the 1930s and extended to “deny privileges” in the 40s

Dickens used room-ridden

Yep!
And Jess Zafarris of https://uselessetymology.com/ ;P

(Disclaimer: I haven’t listened to this episode, they probably don’t talk about the etymology of meal (Edit: they do!)

But I’ll always take the chance to share Words Unravelled

https://audioboom.com/posts/8549306-do-vegetables-technically-exist-food-words

Jess and Rob are a delight 😊

nooooooo nicky flowers my beloved!