Where does “graze” come from?

Graze derives from Old English grasian, from Proto-Germanic grasōną, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreH₁-.

graze (English): The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring...

Definitions

  1. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring...

Ancestry of “graze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgrasenTo graze; to consume grass
2Old Englishgrasianto graze
3Proto-West Germanic*grasōnto feed on grass; graze

Words derived from “graze”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grasōn →Every word from Old English grasian →Every word from Middle English grasen →