Where does “dorpu” come from?

dorpu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch dorp, from Middle Dutch dorp, from Old Dutch thorp, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

dorpu (Sranan Tongo): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “dorpu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdorpvillage, small settlement
2Middle Dutchdorpfarmstead, estate
3Old Dutchthorpvillage
4Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-