Where does “PogChamp” come from?

PogChamp (English) comes from English champ, from English champion, from Middle English champioun, from Old French champiun, from Medieval Latin campio, from Frankish kampijō, from Proto-Germanic kampijô, from Latin campus — to bend, to curve.

PogChamp (English): An emote used to express intense excitement, shock, amazement, or hype

Definitions

  1. An emote used to express intense excitement, shock, amazement, or hype

Ancestry of “PogChamp”, step by step

PogChamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English champ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchampClipping of champion; buddy, sport, mate; a meal...
2EnglishchampionAn ongoing winner in a game or contest; Someone...
3Middle EnglishchampiounA sportsperson who utilises brute strength; a...
4Old Frenchchampiunfighter, champion
5Medieval Latincampiocombatant in a duel, champion; champion
6Frankishkampijōfighter; combat soldier
7Proto-Germanickampijô
8LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via English POG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPOGAcronym of personalized oncogenomics
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-