Where does “þorp” come from?

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

þorp (Proto-West Germanic): village, rural settlement; gathering of people;...

Definitions

  1. village, rural settlement; gathering of people;...

Ancestry of “þorp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

Words derived from “þorp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą