Where does “krop” come from?

krop (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch crop, from Old Dutch krop, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krop (Dutch): An unhealthy enlargement of a bird's gullet; The...

Definitions

  1. An unhealthy enlargement of a bird's gullet; The...

Ancestry of “krop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrop
2Old Dutchkrop
3Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic kruppaz
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