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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

  1. an area where people may place tents, caravans,...

Ancestry of “Campingplatz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCampingcamping
2Englishcampingpresent participle of camp; The recreational...
3EnglishcampAn outdoor place acting as temporary...
4Middle EnglishkampeAn armed military conflict; a clash; A...
5Old Englishcampcombat; an enclosed piece of land
6Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
7LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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