Where does “Thorpe Park” come from?

Thorpe Park (English) comes from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō — to stretch.

Thorpe Park (English): OS grid ref TQ0368

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref TQ0368

Ancestry of “Thorpe Park”, step by step

Thorpe Park traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English park

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparkAn area of land set aside for environment...
2Koreangourd; calabash; gourd shell; head
3Chinese
4EnglishpoiseA state of balance, equilibrium or stability;...
5Middle Englishpoys
6Middle Frenchpoisweight
7Latinpēnsumallotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day)
8Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
9Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
10Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
11Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via English Thorpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishThorpeAny of many placenames in England
2Old Englishþorpvillage
3Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
4Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-