Where does “kæmpe” come from?

kæmpe (Danish) comes from Middle Low German kempe, from Old Saxon kempio, from Proto-Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kæmpe (Danish): gigantic, colossal; giant; warrior

Definitions

  1. gigantic, colossal; giant; warrior

Ancestry of “kæmpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankempe—
2Old Saxonkempio—
3Proto-Germanic*kamp—
4LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kæmpe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →