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Where does “Kampfbegriff” come from?

Kampfbegriff (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.

Kampfbegriff (German): a term which is often and polemically used by...

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  1. a term which is often and polemically used by...

Ancestry of “Kampfbegriff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankampf—
2Middle High Germankampf—
3Old High Germankampf—
4Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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