Where does “trop” come from?

trop (Norman) comes from Old French trop, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

trop (Norman): too; too much

Definitions

  1. too; too much

Ancestry of “trop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtropexcessively; too; enough; sufficiently
2Medieval Latintroppusflock; herd, flock
3Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Medieval Latin troppus →