Where does “kerkdorp” come from?
kerkdorp (Dutch) comes from Dutch dorp, 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.
kerkdorp (Dutch): a village that has a church (as opposed to having no church or merely a chapel)
Definitions
- a village that has a church (as opposed to having no church or merely a chapel)
Ancestry of “kerkdorp”, step by step
kerkdorp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dorp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dorp | village, small settlement |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dorp | farmstead, estate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thorp | village |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |