Where does “thorp” come from?

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

thorp (Middle English): A small village or settlement

Definitions

  1. A small village or settlement

Ancestry of “thorp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thorp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þorp →
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