Cropped
/krɒpt/noun
Cut short or trimmed close; also the past tense and past participle of crop.
Did you know?The verb crop goes back to an Old English word for a swelling or top/tuft, and the “cut short” sense grew from the idea of taking off the top—language literally shaving meaning down.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ger- / *sker-
“A root family linked to cutting or scraping, depending on the historical branch behind later forms.”
Old English
OE
cropp
“A top, tuft, bunch, or swelling; also the head of a plant or animal crop.”
Middle English
ME
croppen
“To cut off the top of plants or trim closely.”
16th Century
English
crop
“To cut or clip close; to trim short.”
Modern English
English
cropped
“Cut short or trimmed close; also the past tense/past participle of crop.”