Where does “Winthrop” come from?

Winthrop (English) comes from English þorp, from English Thorpe, from Old English þorp, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

Winthrop (English): A community in Nottinghamshire, England unconfirmed

Definitions

  1. A community in Nottinghamshire, England unconfirmed

Ancestry of “Winthrop”, step by step

Winthrop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English þorp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishþorp
2EnglishThorpeAny of many placenames in England
3Old Englishþorpvillage
4Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

via English wines

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-