Where does “torp” come from?

torp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

torp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a solitary farm, distant from other settlements;...

Definitions

  1. a solitary farm, distant from other settlements;...

Ancestry of “torp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþorphamlet, village
2Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Old Norse þorp →