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Where does “cropp” come from?

cropp (Old English) comes 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...

cropp (Old English): the crop of a bird; the head of a flower; an ear...

Definitions

  1. the crop of a bird; the head of a flower; an ear...

Ancestry of “cropp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kropp—
2Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “cropp”

  • crop
  • outcrop
  • cropland
  • sharecropping
  • cropper
  • croplands
  • intercrop
  • stonecrop
  • monocrop
  • sharecrop
  • noncrop
  • croppy
  • maincrop
  • noncropland
  • cropful
  • overcrop
  • cropduster
  • cropless
  • anticrop
  • aftercrop
  • cropsick
  • croppest
  • croplike
  • cropbound
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