Where does “Revierkampf” come from?
Revierkampf (German) comes from German Revier, from Middle High German riviere, from Middle Dutch riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā.
Revierkampf (German): A dispute over territory between rival animals
Definitions
- A dispute over territory between rival animals
Ancestry of “Revierkampf”, step by step
Revierkampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Revier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Revier | defined area of land, principally used for... |
| 2 | Middle High German | riviere | undeveloped area; hunting ground; river |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | riviere | river; riverside used for hunting birds |
| 4 | Old French | riviere | river |
| 5 | Latin | rīpāria | littoral, riverbank |
| 6 | Latin | rīpārius | that inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian |
| 7 | Latin | rīpa | bank (of a river) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | reipā | river bank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁réyp-eh₂ | — |
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 |