Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "village, gathering of people" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesþrop(Anglo-Saxon) thorp(Old Dutch) dorf(Old High German) þorp(Old Norse) Surname DescendantThorpe(English) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 553.