Where does “random camping” come from?
random camping (English) comes from English random, from English randon, from Middle English randoun, from Old French randon, from Old French randir, from Frankish rand, from Proto-Germanic randijō, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną — to move, to stir.
random camping (English): The act or practice of camping in a wilderness area and not in a designated campsite, similar to boondocking in the United States
Definitions
- The act or practice of camping in a wilderness area and not in a designated campsite, similar to boondocking in the United States
Ancestry of “random camping”, step by step
random camping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English random
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | random | A roving motion; course without definite... |
| 2 | English | randon | Obsolete form of random |
| 3 | Middle English | randoun | Force, magnitude, haste, intensity; Something... |
| 4 | Old French | randon | rapidity |
| 5 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 6 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |
via English camping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camping | present participle of camp; The recreational... |
| 2 | English | camp | An outdoor place acting as temporary... |
| 3 | Middle English | kampe | An armed military conflict; a clash; A... |
| 4 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 6 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |