graze
English
/ɡɹeɪz/
noun
Definitions
- The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
- A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
- The act of animals feeding from pasture.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English grasian (feed on grass) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (grow, become green).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰreh₁-
Gloss
grow, become green
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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ghrelin English
- grazable English
- grazeable English
- grazeland English
- grazer English
- grazest English
- grazeth English
- growth English
- land English
- macrograzer English
- mesograzer English
- micrograzer English
- overgraze English
- regraze English
- sungrazer English
- ungrazeable English
- gramen Latin
- herba Latin
- φορβή Ancient Greek
- *gʰreh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰrōni- Proto-Indo-European
- *grasą Proto-Germanic
- *grasōną Proto-Germanic
- *grōaną Proto-Germanic
- *grōniz Proto-Germanic
- grasian Old English
- grase Middle English
- grasen Middle English
- غرواس Persian