Where does “kämpfen” come from?

kämpfen (German) comes from Middle High German kempfen, from Old High German kempfan, from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kämpfen (German): to fight, to struggle

Definitions

  1. to fight, to struggle

Ancestry of “kämpfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankempfen—
2Old High Germankempfan—
3Proto-West Germanickampijanto battle; to campaign
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

Words derived from “kämpfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →