Where does “Kampfdrohne” come from?

Kampfdrohne (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.

Kampfdrohne (German): combat drone

Definitions

  1. combat drone

Ancestry of “Kampfdrohne”, step by step

Kampfdrohne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankampfstruggle, battle, campaign, fight
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

via German Drohne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrohnedrone; sponger, parasite
2Middle Low Germandrōne—
3Old Saxondrāna—
4Proto-West Germanicdrānudrone, male bee
5Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →