Where does “kæmpehagl” come from?
kæmpehagl (Danish) comes from Danish kæmpe, 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.
kæmpehagl (Danish): hail of very large size
Ancestry of “kæmpehagl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kæmpe | gigantic, colossal; giant; warrior |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kempe | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kempio | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kamp | — |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |