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Where does “noncropland” come from?

noncropland (English) comes from English cropland, from English crop, from Middle English crop, from Old English cropp, from Proto-Germanic *kropp, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

noncropland (English): Land that is not cropland

Definitions

  1. Land that is not cropland

Ancestry of “noncropland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcroplandarable land
2EnglishcropA plant, especially a cereal, grown to be...
3Middle Englishcrop—
4Old Englishcroppthe crop of a bird; the head of a flower; an ear...
5Proto-Germanic*kropp—
6Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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