Where does “upcropping” come from?
upcropping (English) comes from English up, from Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-West Germanic *upp.
upcropping (English): Something that crops up, or occurs unexpectedly;...
Definitions
- Something that crops up, or occurs unexpectedly;...
Ancestry of “upcropping”, step by step
upcropping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English up
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | up | Away from the surface of the Earth or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | up | to a vertical axis |
| 3 | Old English | upp | up; upstairs |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *upp | — |
via English cropping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cropping | present participle of crop; The act by which... |