Where does “doarp” come from?

doarp (West Frisian) comes from Middle Low German dorp, from Old Saxon thorp, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

doarp (West Frisian): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “doarp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandorpvillage
2Old Saxonthorpvillage
3Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
4Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-