Where does “outcropper” come from?
outcropper (English) comes from English outcrop, 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...
outcropper (English): One who obtains coal from an outcrop, at or close to the surface
Definitions
- One who obtains coal from an outcrop, at or close to the surface
Ancestry of “outcropper”, step by step
outcropper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outcrop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outcrop | A piece of land that stands out from the land... |
| 2 | English | crop | A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be... |
| 3 | Middle English | crop | — |
| 4 | Old English | cropp | the crop of a bird; the head of a flower; an ear... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *kropp | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |