Where does “kamp” come from?
kamp (Dutch) comes from Middle French camp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kamp (Dutch): camp; field; battle
Definitions
- camp; field; battle
Ancestry of “kamp”, step by step
kamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French camp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | camp | place where an army lodges temporarily |
| 2 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Middle Dutch camp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | camp | — |