Where does “þrop” come from?

þrop (Old 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.

þrop (Old English): assembly

Definitions

  1. assembly

Ancestry of “þrop”, 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 “þrop”

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