Where does “kamp” come from?

kamp (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kamp, from Middle French camp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kamp (Afrikaans): camp

Definitions

  1. camp

Ancestry of “kamp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkampcamp; field; battle
2Middle Frenchcampplace where an army lodges temporarily
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kamp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →