terp

Dutch (Brabantic)

/tɛrp/

noun
Definitions
  • artificial mound or hillock used as shelter during high tide

Etymology

Borrowed from Western Frisian terp derived from Old Frisian therp derived from Proto-Germanic *þurpą (village, estate, land, crowd, group) derived from Proto-Indo-European *treb- (settlement, dwelling, room, wooden beam).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*treb-

Gloss

settlement, dwelling, room, wooden beam

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

室, 房

Emoji

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