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Where does “throp” come from?

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

throp (Middle English): Alternative form of thorp

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thorp

Ancestry of “throp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþropassembly
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

Words derived from “throp”

  • thorp
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