English

allorubbing

From allo- + rubbing.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

Proto-Hellenic *áľľos

Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’

English allo-

Middle English rubbinge

Today it means

noun The rubbing against an animal by another member of the same species.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / allorubbing