Where does “spawn camp” come from?

spawn camp (English) comes from English camp, from Middle English kampe, from Old English camp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

spawn camp (English): To stay near a spawn point in order to kill players immediately after they spawn

Definitions

  1. To stay near a spawn point in order to kill players immediately after they spawn

Ancestry of “spawn camp”, step by step

spawn camp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English camp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcampAn outdoor place acting as temporary...
2Middle EnglishkampeAn armed military conflict; a clash; A...
3Old Englishcampcombat; an enclosed piece of land
4Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via English spawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspawnTo produce or deposit in water; To generate,...
2Middle Englishspawne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Latin campus
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