Where does “kønskamp” come from?
kønskamp (Danish) comes from Danish kamp, from Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kønskamp (Danish): battle of the sexes
Ancestry of “kønskamp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kamp | battle, struggle; endeavour, struggle; game,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kamp | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kamp | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 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 |