Where does “grazeland” come from?

grazeland (English) comes from English Land, from Middle English land, from Old English hland, from Proto-Germanic hlandą, from Proto-Indo-European klān- — liquid, wet ground.

grazeland (English): Land used for grazing animals; pasture

Definitions

  1. Land used for grazing animals; pasture

Ancestry of “grazeland”, step by step

grazeland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

via English graze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrazeThe act of grazing; a scratching or injuring...
2Middle EnglishgrasenTo graze; to consume grass
3Old Englishgrasianto graze
4Proto-West Germanic*grasōnto feed on grass; graze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlandą →Every word from Old English hland →