Where does “kemppi” come from?

kemppi (Finnish) comes from Swedish kämpe, from Danish kæmpe, from Middle Low German kempe, from Old Saxon kempio, from Proto-Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kemppi (Finnish): An insect of the superfamily Psylloidea

Definitions

  1. An insect of the superfamily Psylloidea

Ancestry of “kemppi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkämpefighter
2Danishkæmpegigantic, colossal; giant; warrior
3Middle Low Germankempe
4Old Saxonkempio
5Proto-Germanic*kamp
6LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kemppi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Latin campus