English
Thorpe
Thorpe comes from Old English þorp ‘village’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *trab- ‘room, dwelling, settlement’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trab-‘room, dwelling, settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þurpą‘village, rural settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*þorp‘village, rural settlement’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150þorp‘village’
- EnglishtodayThorpe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trab-‘room, dwelling, settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þurpą‘village, rural settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*þorp‘village, rural settlement’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150þorp‘village’
- EnglishtodayThorpe
The story
Various places in England, from Old English þorp.
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *þorp ‘village, rural settlement’
Today it means
name A common habitational surname from Old English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trab- / Thorpe