Where does “legerkamp” come from?

legerkamp (Dutch) comes from Dutch leger, from Middle Dutch leger, from Old Dutch *leger, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

legerkamp (Dutch): military camp, notably a temporary one with tents

Definitions

  1. military camp, notably a temporary one with tents

Ancestry of “legerkamp”, step by step

legerkamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlegerarmy, armed forces; form; bed, crib
2Middle Dutchleger
3Old Dutch*leger
4Old Norselegr
5Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

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 Proto-Indo-European legʰ-
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