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English word origin

Etymology of thorp

From Middle English thorp, throp, from Old English þorp, þrop (“farm, village”), from Proto-West Germanic *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, *þrepą (“village, farmstead, troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *trab-, *treb- (

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.

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From Middle English thorp, throp, from Old English þorp, þrop (“farm, village”), from Proto-West Germanic *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, *þrepą (“village, farmstead, troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *trab-, *treb- (“dwelling, room”). Doublet of dorf and dorp, and possibly also of troop and troupe.

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  • Root classification mention*treb-ine-pro
  • Inherited-form mentionthorpenm
  • Inherited-form mentionþorpang
  • Inherited-form mention*þorpgmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*þurpągem-pro
  • Derivation mention*trab-ine-pro
  • Doublet mentiondorfen
  • Doublet mentiondorpen
  • Doublet mentiontroopen
  • Doublet mentiontroupeen
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