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Where does “grasian” come from?

grasian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *grasōn.

grasian (Old English): to graze

Definitions

  1. to graze

Ancestry of “grasian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*grasōn—

Words derived from “grasian”

  • graze
  • grazer
  • overgraze
  • grazeable
  • grazeth
  • grazable
  • grazest
  • regraze
  • sungrazer
  • grazeland
  • macrograzer
  • mesograzer
  • grasen
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