Where does “Hahnenkampf” come from?
Hahnenkampf (German) comes from German kampf, from Middle High German kampf, from Old High German kampf, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
Hahnenkampf (German): cockfight, cockfighting
Definitions
- cockfight, cockfighting
Ancestry of “Hahnenkampf”, step by step
Hahnenkampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kampf | struggle, battle, campaign, fight |
| 2 | Middle High German | kampf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kampf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via German hahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hahn | cock, rooster |
| 2 | Middle High German | hane | — |
| 3 | Old High German | havēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | habbjan | to have; to lift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |