Where does “bekæmpe” come from?
bekæmpe (Danish) comes from German bekämpfen, from German kämpfen, from Middle High German kempfen, from Old High German kempfan, from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
bekæmpe (Danish): to fight (physically), to be in armed conflict with
Definitions
- to fight (physically), to be in armed conflict with
Ancestry of “bekæmpe”, step by step
bekæmpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bekämpfen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bekämpfen | to fight (against something), to combat |
| 2 | German | kämpfen | to fight, to struggle |
| 3 | Middle High German | kempfen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kempfan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijan | to battle; to campaign |
| 6 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |