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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRevierdefined area of land, principally used for...
2Middle High Germanriviereundeveloped area; hunting ground; river
3Middle Dutchriviereriver; riverside used for hunting birds
4Old Frenchriviereriver
5Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
6Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
7Latinrīpabank (of a river)
8Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic reipāEvery word from Latin rīpa