Where does “dorp” come from?

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

dorp (Middle Low German): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “dorp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthorpvillage
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 “dorp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-