Where does “kampieren” come from?

kampieren (German) comes from German kamp, from Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kampieren (German): to camp live in a temporary accommodation

Definitions

  1. to camp live in a temporary accommodation

Ancestry of “kampieren”, step by step

kampieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankamppiece of land; field; grassland
2Middle Low Germankamp
3Old Saxonkamp
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 French camper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamperto camp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Latin campus