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Where does “grazen” come from?

grazen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch grasen, from Old Dutch grason, from Proto-Germanic grasōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

grazen (Dutch): to graze

Definitions

  1. to graze

Ancestry of “grazen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgrasen—
2Old Dutchgrason—
3Proto-GermanicgrasōnąTo feed on grass; graze
4Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “grazen”

  • begrazen
  • begrazing
  • afgrazen
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