Appendix:Frankish/thorp

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This entry contains Frankish reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Frankish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurpą (village, gathering, cleared land), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥b-, zero-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *treb- (dwelling). Cognate with Old Saxon thorp (village), Old High German dorf (village, estate), Old English þorp, þrop (village).

Noun

*thorp n

  1. village
  2. cluster

Declension


Descendants

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