Where does “dorp” come from?

dorp (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dorp, from Old Dutch thorp, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

dorp (Dutch): village, small settlement

Definitions

  1. village, small settlement

Ancestry of “dorp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdorpfarmstead, estate
2Old Dutchthorpvillage
3Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
4Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

Words derived from “dorp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-