Where does “crope” come from?

crope (Scots) comes from Scots roup, from Middle English ropen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “crope”, step by step

crope traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots roup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsroupto shout, roar, cry out loudly
2Middle EnglishropenTo form into ropes or strands
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Scots rowp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsrowp—

via Scots rope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsropeto cry, cry hoarsely, roop

Words derived from “crope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Middle English -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →