Where does “Campingplatz” come from?
Campingplatz (German) comes from German Camping, from English camping, from English camp, from Middle English kampe, from Old English camp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
Campingplatz (German): an area where people may place tents, caravans,...
Definitions
- an area where people may place tents, caravans,...
Ancestry of “Campingplatz”, step by step
Campingplatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Camping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Camping | camping |
| 2 | English | camping | present participle of camp; The recreational... |
| 3 | English | camp | An outdoor place acting as temporary... |
| 4 | Middle English | kampe | An armed military conflict; a clash; A... |
| 5 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via German platz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 2 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |