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Where does “gaze” come from?

gaze (English) comes from Middle English gasen.

gaze (English): To stare intently or earnestly; To stare at; A...

Definitions

  1. To stare intently or earnestly; To stare at; A...

Ancestry of “gaze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgasen—

Words derived from “gaze”

  • gazing
  • gazer
  • stargazer
  • gazeth
  • gazest
  • upgaze
  • agaze
  • downgaze
  • stargazin
  • stargaze
  • shoegazing
  • gazingstock
  • gazehound
  • gazee
  • sungazing
  • gazy
  • gazingly
  • sungazer
  • shoegazer
  • moongazing
  • outgaze
  • skygazing
  • gazeful
  • skygazer
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