Where does “Kamp” come from?

Kamp (German) comes from Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Kamp (German): piece of land; field; grassland

Definitions

  1. piece of land; field; grassland

Ancestry of “Kamp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankamp—
2Old Saxonkamp—
3Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
4LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →