Where does “doodskamp” come from?

doodskamp (Dutch) comes from Dutch dood, from Dutch doden, from Middle Dutch dôden, from Old Dutch dōden, from Proto-West Germanic daudijan, from Proto-Germanic daudijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

doodskamp (Dutch): struggle/battle of life and death; death camp,...

Definitions

  1. struggle/battle of life and death; death camp,...

Ancestry of “doodskamp”, step by step

doodskamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdooddead; A lot; death
2Dutchdodento kill; plural of dode
3Middle Dutchdôdento kill
4Old Dutchdōden
5Proto-West Germanicdaudijanto kill
6Proto-Germanicdaudijanąto make dead, kill
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch kamp

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
Every word from Chichewa iye